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Grower profile — Natalie Borshoff

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vegetablesWA Chief Executive Officer

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Richgro’s anaerobic digester plant

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vegetablesWA President’s Report

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Industry Leaders Summit & Grower Group Tour wrap up 60

Potato Growers Association President’s Report

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Check your exports for hidden pests

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New melon levy and export charge underway in 2017

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Tomato Potato Psyllid detected in WA

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From the Executive Manager

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TPP — frequently asked questions for industry

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Pomewest Grower Roadshow

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Quarantine Area Notice — frequently asked questions

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Fruit size is important for profits in pome fruit orchards 70

CGMMV information sheets available

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Future Orchards Walk — Pemberton

Revised requirements for interstate exports

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Grower input vital to develop organic waste opportunities 28 Stable fly research shows great promise

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Permits

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Million dollar project to bolster battle against weeds

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Queensland researchers delivering high-tech tools

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Imported fly performs in mating trials

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State Horticulture Update

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WA’s first mechanical cabbage harvester

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$20 million grant pool for irrigation innovation

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Fresh details on Gascoyne Master Plan

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Genuinely Southern Forests

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New pest rabbit biocontrol plan for Australia

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$380 million Myalup-Wellington desalination project

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UV radiation — a year round hazard

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Administering the new backpacker tax rate

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Extra vigilance as drought breaks

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Succession planning

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Call for piloteers

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Lifting industry standards

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National Reference Committee meet in Toowoomba

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Vegetable Industry Export Strategy 2020

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Bright prospects for WA vegetable growers

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Find your share of retail growth

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Aussies crazy for cauliflower

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WA’s Agrifood, Fibre, Fisheries and Forestry Industries

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Cover photo: Natalie Borshoff, Firetail Farms Contact details for Horticulture House vegetablesWA, Potato Growers Association, HorticultureWA 103 Outram Street West Perth 6005 t: (08) 9481 0834 f: (08) 9481 0024 e: office@vegetableswa.com.au Chief Executive Officer John Shannon m: 0488 111 526 e: john.shannon@vegetableswa.com.au Finance & Communications Manager Rebecca Blackman t: (08) 9481 0834 e: finance@vegetableswa.com.au Vietnamese Industry Extension Officer Truyen Vo m: 0457 457 559 e: truyen.vo@vegetableswa.com.au Benchmark Lead Bryn Edwards m: 0417 409 821 e: bryn.edwards@vegetableswa.com.au Market Development Manager Claire McClelland m: 0477 477 044 e: claire.mcclelland@vegetableswa.com.au Life Members A.J. Anderson*, D.J. Arbuckle, J. Arbuckle Snr*, J.H. Arbuckle* (M.B.E.J.P), H.R. Ashby*, S. Calameri, A. Harris*, A. Ingrilli, G. Kiriros*, R.G. Leach*, F. Natoli, S. Sawle*, R.M. Schultz, C.P. Stevens, W.R. Stevens* (M.B.E.J.P) and J. Turley. * Deceased

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Potato Growers Association President Vaughan Carter m: 0417 092 505

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This issue of the WA Grower is brought to you by: • APC — Vegetable Producers Committee • Potato Growers Association • vegetablesWA • Pomewest

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TOMATO Potato Psyllid found on the back of leaves.

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BY JOHN SHANNON CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER, VEGETABLESWA

The past weeks have been an extremely hard time for solanaceous growers across the West Australian vegetable industry.

Numerous growers have had the Tomato Potato Psyllid detected on their property and have been subsequently issued with quarantine Pest Control Notice which has inflicted terrible difficulties on those families. The market access restrictions to Eastern markets has also had real impact on prices in the Perth market for those growers not quarantined. This is before the impact of the new pest upon production is considered. The only good news is that at the time of writing the liberibacter which has additional damaging affects on vegetables and particularly potatoes has not been found.

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This comes on top of the Cucumber Green Mottle Mosaic Virus which arrived late last year in addition to new Green Snail issues, the Queensland Fruit Fly incursion and Allium White rot. We should also not forget ongoing concern about Stable Fly numbers in some part of the state too.

Clearly, biosecurity is one of our biggest threats both now and into the future.

We need to have more reason to believe that the Commonwealth government is keeping new incursions from overseas and that the state government is keeping things out of interstate. As growers, we also need to do more to ensure that our own on-farm biosecurity is at the highest standard to ensure that threats are reduced at that level too. For our part, vegetablesWA will continue to assisting growers with these threats.

In this time of multi level crisis, I’ve also had some great discussion with growers about what might come next. Continuing to push for new growing and business efficiencies would seem to be the key. vegetablesWA is therefore is very pleased to have recently starting a project which will demonstrate how precision agriculture techniques used in broadacre industries can be adapted to the vegetable industry.

Such ideas will be yield mapping, variable rate fertiliser and water application and spectral mapping using satellites or drones.

We are working with the Queensland Department of Agriculture and Fisheries who is the project lead, the University of New England. We have also engaged well known former DAFWA researchers, Rachel Lancaster and Allan McKay to deliver the project on the ground.

Claire McClelland continues providing excellent service in the Market Development Manager role and I encourage growers to contact her for any insights or assistance on (08) 9481 0834 or 0400 158 193. Bryn Edwards is also doing some excellent work on the benchmarking concept as well.

MORE INFORMATION John Shannon, phone 0488 111 526 or email john.shannon@vegetableswa.com.au

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President’s Report

BY DAMIR KUZMICICH PRESIDENT, VEGETABLESWA

To all vegetable growers and industry, as we are all aware we have another major issue on our hands Tomato Potato Pysllid (TPP) as you would have read in the vegetablesWA newsletters.

SYMPTOMS of psyllid infestation to look for include damage on the underside of leaves and severe wilting of plants caused by high numbers of psyllids feeding.

If growers have concerns about this issue please contact the team at vegetablesWA. Ongoing farm biosecurity across all of industry should be at red alert to contain further spread of TPP. I urge all growers to do some research on this pest to have better information on identifying TPP, there is a range of information on the Department of Agriculture and Food WA (DAFWA) website, along with vegetablesWA website. There is considerable information about TPP on YouTube and Google.

There are growers out there with major concerns; will they be able to sell their produce and stay in business, what process need to be taken to control this pest. That’s why it is so important for all of industry and Government to work together on this so to keep trade going, and work on a possible eradication program or an ongoing management program of TPP. The Federal Government needs to make a decision on this matter and give us some direction.

INFORMATION on TPP by the Department of Agriculture and Food WA can be found on YouTube.

We as growers know only too well that on farm biosecurity is essential at the best of growing times but it becomes a must when situations like this arise.

Talking to growers North and South of our State we all have very similar issues regarding on farm biosecurity, as growers we need to keep communications open with other growers, industry and government so we can all be progressive and united in fighting this battle as one, it’s the only way this will work. vegetablesWA will keep you posted on when a decision has been made by the Federal Government, I would really like to give growers better news in my next report.

MORE INFORMATION Contact Dan Kuzmicich on 0408 910 761 or damir.kuzmicich@bigpond.com

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President’s Report

BY VAUGHAN CARTER PRESIDENT, POTATO GROWERS ASSOCIATION

As we can observe, this pest is highly mobile and needs to be treated seriously when moving product and machinery between properties and different zones.

As everyone has been made aware we are currently dealing with a serious biosecurity issue with the outbreak of Tomato Potato Psyllid (TPP).

DAFWA has released numerous updates and relative information regarding farm biosecurity measures for producers to follow.

At the end of February the Department of Agriculture & Food WA (DAFWA) had a quarantine area on the metro region following TPP detection north of Perth and further detections in other suburbs.

As at 10th March the quarantine area was extended due to further regional areas being found to have TPP. DAFWA, vegetablesWA and The Potato Growers Association (PGA) are working very hard to monitor all sites known, so outbreaks can be contained and eradicated if possible.

Current feeling amongst growers is to achieve complete eradication of this pest. This task will be difficult yet by far the best option for our industry.

PGA and DAFWA are discussing the decision to attempt eradication or to manage the pest.

EO Simon Moltoni and the PGA are pushing to help our seed growers in Albany who are badly affected at the moment with restrictions to send stock interstate. DAFWA is working towards

SEED growers in Albany are badly affected at the moment with restrictions to send stock interstate.

trying to allow export out of WA. It is imperative that this happens quickly to help seed growers in Albany shift stock that is now due to harvest.

It is on us to be diligent more than ever with biosecurity protocols on our farms to help with restricting the TPP spread. The lifecycle of this insect is 17–22 days (at this time of year) and numbers can build quickly if not detected.

I wish everyone well in a difficult situation and please continue your good work to monitor your crops. If you have any questions please contact the PGA office on (08) 9481 0834.

MORE INFORMATION To contact Vaughan call 0417 092 505 or email marybrook438@gmail.com

POSITIONS ON AGRICULTURE PRODUCE COMMISSION PRODUCERS’ COMMITTEES The Agricultural Produce Commission (APC) invites nominations from producers for positions on APC Producers’ Committees.

APC Producers’ Committees are established to provide services to the producers’ industry. Producer involvement in APC Producers’ Committees is vital to the effectiveness of Committees.

Some committee positions will become available on 31 May 2017. Terms of appointment will generally be for three years from 1 June 2017 to 31 May 2020.

Nominations are invited for the following APC Committees: Beekeepers, Carnarvon Banana, Citrus, Egg, Pome Fruit, Potato, Pork, Potato, Stone Fruit, Strawberry, Table Grape, & Vegetables A nomination form and further information is available from the APC website www.apcwa.org.au or requested through APCManager@agric.wa.gov.au / (08) 9368 3127.

Nominations close: 5:00pm, Friday, 5 May 2017.

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New pest Tomato Potato Psyllid detected in WA Symptoms in tomatoes Plants may become stunted or abnormally elongated. Foliage symptoms include leaf curling and yellowing. Fruit development is uneven.

Tomatoes may be misshapen, or no fruit is produced or there is an over-production of small, noncommercial grade fruit. Symptoms vary in severity between cultivars.

Symptoms in capsicums and chillies TOMATO Potato Psyllid has been found for the first time in Western Australia.

The exotic plant pest Tomato Potato Psyllid has been found for the first time in Western Australia at a number of commercial properties north of Perth, and in multiple backyard crops in the metropolitan area.

Tomato Potato Psyllid attacks a range of crops in the Solanaceae family including potato, tomato, eggplant, capsicum, chilli, and tamarillo, as well as sweet potato, and can significantly impact plant production.

Impacted properties have been quarantined and the movement of host material (plant and vegetable) from these properties has been restricted.

While the psyllid does not pose a risk to human health, it is a significant production pest in other countries where it is present, including the United States, Central America and New Zealand.

The psyllid is a tiny sap-sucking insect which goes through three stages of development — egg, nymph and adult. Adults and nymphs of Tomato Potato Psyllid cause injury to plants by feeding with their sucking mouth parts, and injecting a toxin into the plant as they feed, causing ‘psyllid yellows’.

The Tomato Potato Psyllid can carry the bacterium Candidatus Liberibacter solanacearum, causing the ‘zebra chip’ disease in potato.

Symptoms Symptoms of psyllid infestation to look for: • Damage on the underside of leaves • Insects jumping from the foliage when disturbed • Severe wilting of plants caused by high numbers of psyllids feeding • Yellowing of leaf margins and upward curling of the leaves caused by the injection of salivary toxins • Honeydew which makes the leaves sticky and can cause severe infestations, which can lead to the development of sooty mould • Shortening of stem internodes • Stem death are similar to other potato and tomato disorders.

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Parts of the plant may die back. Foliage symptoms include leaves becoming misshapen, pale green or yellow with spiky tips and leaf stalks appear stunted. Flowers may drop prematurely. Symptoms vary in severity between cultivars.

Symptoms in potatoes Potato plants may have shortened internodes and aerial tubers may develop in the leaf nodes. Potato tops are likely to be smaller than normal. The foliage turns yellow and may have a burnt or purplish appearance.

Stems may die completely but regrowth from the base may occur.

Tubers from affected plants may have small stalked tubers protruding from the main tuber (called ‘chaining’) and when cut may show internal browning of the vascular ring or brownish streaks along the medullary rays.

Response to the detection The Department of Agriculture and Food, WA (DAFWA) is working closely with vegetablesWA, Potato Growers Association of WA (PGAWA) and Nursery and Gardening Industry Western Australia (NGIWA) to minimise the impact of this pest.

Surveillance by DAFWA in metropolitan and regional areas is underway to determine the spread of the pest, including inspections of commercial properties.

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BELOW: Mature adult psyllid in comparison to 5 cent piece.

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PSYLLID eggs are less than 1mm long and are attached to the plant by a short vertical thread. They are usually laid on the lower surface of leaves or along the leaf stalk. Eggs are white when first laid then turn yellow to orange after a few hours.

NYMPHS are 2mm long, oval shaped, flattened and scale-like in appearance. Young nymphs are yellowish green to orange with a pair of red eyes and three pairs of short legs.

Older nymphs are greenish and fringed with hairs and have visible wing buds.

ADULT psyllids resemble small winged aphids in appearance about 3mm long. The body is brownish and has white or yellowish markings on the thorax and a broad white band on the abdomen. Wings are transparent and held vertically over the body.

THE psyllid is a tiny sap-sucking insect which goes through three stages of development — egg, nymph and adult.

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COMMERCIAL growers are reminded to check for signs of the psyllid and report any unusual detections

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Inspections include a visual check of solanaceous crops and any solanaceous weeds surrounding crops, and collection of suspect plant material for testing for nymphs and eggs of the psyllid, and testing for the bacterium. The installation of ‘sticky traps’ to trap adult insects is also used to identify the psyllid.

Check your crops and report DAFWA researcher Sonya Broughton said it is important commercial growers check for signs of the psyllid.

“Commercial growers are reminded to check for signs of the psyllid and report any unusual detections to the department using the MyPestGuide Reporter app or by phoning the Pest and Disease Information Service on 1800 084 881,” Dr Broughton said.

The MyPestGuide Reporter app is available for free from the Google Play Store and Apple App Store.

Growers are advised not to spray for the psyllid until their crops have been surveyed and appropriate treatment has been identified.

“Our horticultural industries are a valuable part of our state economy and we thank growers for their cooperation as we work to respond to this new plant pest,” Dr Broughton said.

Practice sound farm biosecurity procedures to prevent the entry, establishment and spread of pests and diseases. More information on biosecurity is available at the Farm Biosecurity website — farmbiosecurity.com.au MORE INFORMATION

CHECK the plants you purchase are free of pests and don’t bring infested plants into your property.

Industry contacts for growers vegetablesWA

Department of Agriculture and Food, WA

Phone: (08) 9481 0834

Phone: (08) 9368 3266

Email: office@vegetableswa.com.au

Email: brenda.coutts@agric.wa.gov.au

Potato Growers Association of WA Phone: (08) 9481 0834

Nursery and Garden Industry of Western Australia

Email: potatoes@vegetableswa.com.au

Phone: 0410 714 207 Email: matthew@ngiwa.com.au

Biosecurity reminder Practice sound crop hygiene/biosecurity practices to prevent the entry, establishment and spread of pests and diseases.

More information, including how to look for and report the pest, is available from the DAFWA website — agric.wa.gov.au/tpp

• Check the plants you purchase are free of pests and don’t bring infested plants into your property

DAFWA Pest and Disease Information Service Phone: 1800 084 881

• Report any suspect pests or diseases to the Department of Agriculture and Food, WA’s Pest and Disease Information Service (PaDIS) by email at info@agric. wa.gov.au or freecall 1800 084 881

Email: info@agric.wa.gov.au

Department of Agriculture and Food

• Regularly monitor your plants for any unfamiliar pests or diseases

• The Pest and Disease Information Service (PaDIS) provides advisory and identification services on animal and plant pests, weeds and diseases that impact Western Australia’s agriculture and food industries • Report suspect pests or diseases via the MyPestGuide Reporter app available from the Google Play or the App Store.

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Tomato Potato Psyllid in WA frequently asked questions for industry General 1. What is Tomato Potato Psyllid (TPP)?

Tomato Potato Psyllid (Bactericera cockerelli) is an exotic plant pest which feeds on a range of Solanaceae and Convolvulaceae plants, including potato, tomato, eggplant, capsicum, chilli, tamarillos and sweet potato.

The psyllid is a tiny sap-sucking insect with three stages of development — egg, nymph and adult. Adults and nymphs cause injury to plants with their sucking mouth parts when feeding: • Adult psyllids resemble small winged cicadas in appearance, but are the size of an aphid, about 3mm long. The body is brownish and has white or yellowish markings on the thorax and a broad white band on the abdomen. Wings are transparent and rest roof-like over the body.

• Nymphs are up to 2mm long, oval shaped, flattened and scale-like in appearance. Young nymphs are yellowish green to orange with a pair of red eyes and three pairs of short legs.

Older nymphs are greenish and fringed with hairs and have visible wing buds.

• Psyllid eggs are less than 1mm long and are attached to the plant by a short vertical stalk. They are usually laid on the lower surface of leaves or as a halo around the leaf edge. Eggs are white when first laid then turn yellow to orange after a few hours.

The Tomato Potato Psyllid can carry the bacterium ‘Candidatus Liberibacter solanacearum’, which is associated with ‘zebra chip’ disease in potato.

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2. What crops does Tomato Potato Psyllid (TPP) affect?

• Yellowing of leaf margins and upward curling of the leaves.

TPP is an insect pest of a range of plants in the Solanaceae family, including potato, tomato, eggplant, capsicum, chilli and tamarillos and some in the Convolvulaceae family such as sweet potato.

• White sugar-like granules (excreted by adults and nymphs), which coats the plant leaves and stems, and can lead to the development of sooty mould.

The weeds nightshade, groundcherry, matrimony vine and field bindweed are also hosts of the pest.

3. How do I know if I have TPP? If you grow a crop that is a host for TPP, look for insect life stages on the underside of leaves.

• Ants may be symptomatic of the presence of the white sugar-like granules.

• Stem death symptoms are similar to other potato and tomato disorders.

If you suspect TPP is present in your crop, please report directly to the department.

Reporting TPP will help protect other growers and the WA industry.

Signs of Tomato Potato Psyllid include: • Insects jumping from the foliage when disturbed.

• Severe wilting of plants caused by high numbers of psyllids feeding.

TPP is an insect pest of a range of plants including potato, tomato, eggplant, capsicum, chilli and tamarillos and some in the Convolvulaceae family such as sweet potato.

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4. What can I do to stop the spread of TPP? Practice sound farm biosecurity procedures to prevent the entry, establishment and spread of pests and diseases. More information on biosecurity is available at the Farm Biosecurity website www.farmbiosecurity.com.au Be vigilant in checking for signs of the psyllid and report any unusual symptoms to the department as soon as they have been identified.

Follow instructions set out in the Quarantine Area Notice and associated FAQs, on the Department of Agriculture and Food website www.agric.wa.gov.au/tpp

5. How do I report TPP? TPP can be reported via app, phone or email.

If you suspect Tomato Potato Psyllid, send a photo to the Department of Agriculture and Food, WA via the MyPestGuide Reporter app available from the Google Play or the App Store or email photos with your name, address and mobile number to info@agric.wa.gov.au.

Alternatively, call the Pest and Disease Information Service on 1800 084 881.

IF you suspect Tomato Potato Psyllid, send a photo to the Department of Agriculture and Food, WA via the MyPestGuide Reporter app.

BE vigilant in checking for signs of the psyllid and report any unusual symptoms to the department as soon as they have been identified.

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PRACTICE sound farm biosecurity procedures to prevent the entry, establishment and spread of pests and diseases.

6. Where did TPP come from?

This is the first time the pest has been detected in Australia. The origin is unknown. TPP is present in other countries including USA, Central America and New Zealand. It can spread through the movement of host plant material. It can also disperse through natural pathways such as flight, wind and human-assisted movement (movement of plant material).

7. Has the bacterium ‘Candidatus Liberibacter solanacearum’ been detected?

Testing is continuing to determine whether the bacterium ‘Candidatus Liberibacter solanacearum’ that is associated with zebra chip is present. It has not been found in any samples at the time of printing (17th March 2017).

8. Can I sell my vegetables?

Yes. It is important to note, a Quarantine Area Notice is in place. The notice requires the treatment of host material (plants/ produce) before it can be moved outside the Quarantine Area.

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More information on the Quarantine Area Notice is available at www.agric. wa.gov.au/tpp New South Wales, Victoria, South Australia and Queensland have introduced movement controls on host material from the Solanaceae or Convovulaceae families produced in Western Australia. Exporters should contact the Quarantine WA Exports Officer (phone (08) 9334 1800 or email qa@agric.wa.gov.au) to verify export requirements.

Treatment and management 9. What sprays can I use for TPP? The department is working to refine chemical treatment and rotation options for use on-farm, and will advise once further information is available.

If a TPP incursion is suspected in a crop, growers should immediately contact the department.

10. Do I need to set up my own monitoring and surveillance for TPP? The department is undertaking targeted surveillance.

Growers are reminded to check crops and report any suspect TPP via the MyPestGuide Reporter app available from the Google Play or the App Store or email photos with your name, address and mobile number to info@agric.wa.gov.au.

Alternatively, call the Pest and Disease Information Service on 1800 084 881.

11. Will my property be inspected?

Surveillance is progressing in metropolitan and regional areas to determine the spread within the metropolitan area and confirm pest absence regionally.

Growers will be contacted by vegetablesWA or the department to advise of inspections on property.

The visit will include a visual inspection of crops, particularly solanaceous crops and any solanaceous weeds surrounding crops; the collection of suspect insects and plant material for testing for the bacterium, and the installation of ‘sticky traps’ to trap insects.

A department officer will return after a few days to replace the sticky traps, and submit the collected traps for testing by the department.

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12. What happens if the pest is found on my property?

Where the psyllid is detected, a pest control notice is issued to the property owner or occupier which provide directions on control of the pest. Property owners will not be able to move host material from the property without approval from the department.

The department is working with individual property owners on a treatment and inspection process which are appropriate to their business and to minimise the impact of these restrictions on individual businesses.

These notices will be issued if the psyllid is detected on a commercial property, regardless of whether the property is located inside or outside the Quarantine Area.

MORE than 1,500 surveillance traps have been installed across regional and metropolitan areas.

Industry action 13. What has been done so far to combat TPP? TPP is an emergency plant pest and the department is working as a priority with industry to minimise the impact of this pest incursion.

Department surveillance teams are inspecting properties across the metropolitan and regional areas.

More than 1,500 surveillance traps (‘sticky traps’) have been installed across regional and metropolitan areas (as of 9th March 2017).

The department has imposed movement restrictions of host material on properties where the psyllid has been found in order to stop spread of TPP.

Owner/occupiers of the properties where the psyllid has been detected are being directed to undertake chemical treatment on all affected host materials.

A Quarantine Area Notice is in place for WA, to help prevent the spread of Tomato Potato Psyllid to other parts of the State.

Specialists from AUSVEG, Plant Health Australia and New Zealand are engaged in this response.

Grower information sessions have been held in conjunction with vegetablesWA and Potato Growers Association of WA and AUSVEG. The department is working with other agencies on emergency permits which will provide additional chemical control options for TPP on-farm.

Industry Updates are being provided as new information becomes available.

The latest industry update and other information on the TPP response is available from www.agric.wa.gov.au/tpp.

14. Who has been involved in the response to TPP? The department continues to work closely with industry and government at a State and Federal level, including AUSVEG, vegetablesWA, Potato Growers Association of WA, Nursery and Garden Industry WA, Plant Health Australia, the Department of Agriculture and Water Resources and other State departments.

15. Who is paying for this response?

The department is funding the cost of surveillance and its response activities.

Property owners who are applying chemical treatments are responsible for the associated costs.

16. Why haven’t commercial crops found to have TPP been destroyed?

The department has considered all available options at this point in time, 28th February 2017. As a result, a treatment regime is the current recommended option for these properties.

Movement restrictions are applied to properties where the psyllid has been found and property owners/occupiers are directed to undertake chemical treatment, in order to suppress the population and prevent the spread of TPP. Nationally, the TPP is a recognised emergency plant pest under the Emergency Plant Pest Response Deed.

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A nationally-agreed Deed response to this exotic pest will determine whether destruction of commercial crops will be supported by owner reimbursement.

In order to inform this national decision, surveillance is progressing as a priority to determine the extent of the infestation and technical feasibility of eradication.

Multiple chemical treatments have been applied to the commercial property where the pest was confirmed on 10Â February. Subsequently, the department has refined chemical treatment protocols to apply to properties where the psyllid has been detected.

17. Is compensation available?

There are no provisions for compensation under the State’s Biosecurity and Agriculture Management Act (BAM Act).

The Department is funding the cost of surveillance and its response activities.

Nationally, TPP is a recognised emergency plant pest under the Emergency Plant Pest Response Deed.

If a determination is made on a nationally-agreed eradication response, this deed covers national cost-sharing arrangements, which includes provisions for owner reimbursement in relation to destruction of commercial crops.

This decision is made by a national group which includes representation from state and Federal departments and industry bodies.

Surveillance, which is currently progressing as a priority, along with economic and technical data, is critical to informing a nationally-agreed decision on management of this pest.

Trading 18. Can I still sell fruit/vegetables that are considered hosts for TPP (e.g. tomatoes, capsicum, eggplant, chilli, potatoes etc.)?

Yes, please refer to the Quarantine Area Notice information and FAQs to obtain more information.

19. Are there interstate restrictions on fruit/vegetables that are considered hosts for TPP (e.g. tomatoes, capsicum, eggplant, chilli, potatoes etc.)?

Yes. New South Wales, Victoria, South Australia and Queensland have introduced movement controls on host material from the Solanaceae or Convolvulaceae families produced in Western Australia.

Exporters should contact the Quarantine WA Exports Officer (phone (08) 9334 1800; fax (08) 9334 1880; or email qa@agric. wa.gov.au) to verify export requirements.

Biosecurity 20. What is farm biosecurity?

Farm biosecurity is a set of measures designed to protect a property from the entry and spread of pests and diseases.

Farm biosecurity is your responsibility, and that of all visitors and workers on your property.

21. What biosecurity measures should I implement to assist in managing TPP incursion?

Proper signage to restrict entry, routine surveillance for pests, on-farm clean down facilities, and action plan and checklist are all part of a farm biosecurity regime.

The weeds nightshade, groundcherry, matrimony vine, and field bindweed are also hosts of the pest and management of these should be considered.

22. What biosecurity resources are available?

More information on biosecurity is available at the Farm Biosecurity website farmbiosecurity.com.au

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ACTION plans and checklists should be part of a farm biosecurity regime.

Additional resources include the AUSVEG Farm Biosecurity Plan, http://ausveg.com. au/biosecurity/Biosecurity%20R.pdf Growers should have received a copy in the mail via vegetablesWA.

23. Where can I get more information?

The latest information on the Tomato Potato Psyllid response in Western Australia is available on the department website www.agric.wa.gov.au/tpp.

WA vegetable growers can also access detailed industry information at: www.vegetableswa.com.au

Industry contacts for growers vegetablesWA P: (08) 9481 0834 E: office@vegetableswa.com.au Potato Growers Association of WA P: (08) 9481 0834 E: potatoes@vegetableswa.com.au Nursery and Garden Industry Western Australia Matthew Lunn, Chief Executive Officer P: 0410 714 207 E: matthew@ngiwa.com.au Department of Agriculture and Food, WA Rohan Prince, Industry Liaison P: 0429 680 069 E: rohan.prince@agric.wa.gov.au Department of Agriculture and Food

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Quarantine Area Notice — Tomato Potato Psyllid Frequently asked questions The emergency plant pest Tomato Potato Psyllid (Bactericera cockerelli) has been found in Australia for the first time, with confirmed detections on commercial and residential properties in the Perth metropolitan area and in some regional areas.

The Department of Agriculture and Food, Western Australia (DAFWA) has implemented restrictions on the movement of commercially-grown vegetables and nursery stock produced in these areas to help prevent the spread of the pest.

A Quarantine Area Notice is now in place for the Perth metropolitan area, which includes the shires of Wanneroo in the north, Serpentine-Jarrahdale in the south and Mundaring in the east, and the shires of Murray, Chittering and Gingin (see Figure 1 on page 20).

This Notice applies to the movement of all plants in the Solanaceae and Convolvulaceae families, including but not limited to those listed in Table 1 on page 21.

View the published Quarantine Area Notice on the department’s website: agric.wa.gov.au/tpp

Frequently asked questions (FAQs) about the Quarantine Area Notice These FAQs will continue to be updated as required. Visit the DAFWA website agric.wa.gov.au/tpp for updates.

1. What is a Quarantine Area Notice (QAN)?

4. What movement restrictions are in place?

A QAN is a notice under the Biosecurity and Agriculture Management Act 2007 that declares a quarantined area due to the presence of a harmful pest or disease.

In this case, the Quarantine Area (QA) has been declared because the Tomato Potato Psyllid has been discovered on a number of commercial and residential properties in the metropolitan area, and in some regional areas.

The QAN requires treatment or certification of host material and potential carriers before they are taken outside the QA.

2. What is the aim of declaring a QA? The aim of the QA declaration is to restrict the movement of host plants and other materials that could spread Tomato Potato Psyllid from the QA to other parts of the State, particularly large regional production areas such as Carnarvon, Manjimup and Albany.

This means that Tomato Potato Psyllid hosts, such as seedlings and tomato, pepper, paprika, capsicum, chilli, and eggplant fruits, must be treated in accordance with the requirements of the QAN before they can be moved outside the QA or off infested properties. Potato and sweet potato vegetables may be moved provided they are free from all above ground plant material.

Infested properties outside the QA are subject to treatment requirements and appropriate movement restrictions of host material.

3. If the pest has been found in some regional areas, why are those areas not included in the new QA? A small number of infested properties outside the QA have been issued pest control notices which include movement restrictions on hosts and other potential carriers. It is considered further extension to shires not adjacent to the metropolitan area is not required at this point.

TOMATO Potato Psyllid hosts, such as eggplant fruits, must be treated in accordance with the requirements of the QAN before they can be moved outside the QA or off infested properties.

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Dandaragan (S)

Wongan-Ballidu (S)

Victoria Plains (S)

Gingin (S) Chittering (S)

Goomalling (S)

Toodyay (S)

Wanneroo (S)

Northam (S)

Swan (S)

Mundaring (S) York (S) Kalamunda (S)

Armadale (C) Beverley (S)

Serpentine-Jarrahdale (S)

Brookton (S)

Wandering (S)

Murray (S)

Boddington (S)

Waroona (S) Williams (S)

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Legend Tomato Potato Psyllid Quarantine Area - Perth metropolitan area shown by outer local government area boundaries

REFERENCE: Projection: Universal Transverse Mercator Datum: Geocentric Datum of Australia 1994 Grid: Map Grid of Australia 1994 Zone 50 Vertical Datum: Australian Height Datum 1971 Date: 08 March 2017 Job Number: 2017037 File name: TPP_Quarantine_Area SOURCE DATA: DAFWA

Local government areas

DISCLAIMER While all reasonable care has been taken in the preparation of the material in this document, the Western Australian Government and its officers accept no responsibility for any errors or omissions it may contain whether caused by negligence or otherwise or for any loss, however caused, sustained by any person who relies on it.

FIGURE 1 Tomato Potato Psyllid quarantine area

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TABLE 1 Plants this notice includes Scientific name

Example (common name)

Solanum tuberosum

Potato

Lycopersicon spp.

Tomato

Capsicum spp.

Pepper, paprika, capsicum, chilli

Solanum melongena

Eggplant

Solanum betaceum

Tamarillo

Ornamental & weed Solanum spp.

Nightshades, potato vine

Physalis spp.

Groundcherry

Lycium spp.

Matrimony vine, goji berry, African boxthorn

Convolvulus spp.

Field bindweed

Ipomoea batatas

Sweet potato

5. What are the treatment options for solanaceous and convolvulaceous fruit/vegetables grown within the QA? The only effective treatment currently recognised for Tomato Potato Psyllid is fumigation with methyl bromide for two hours at one of the rates in Table 2.

The following fumigators are accredited under the Interstate Certification Assurance (ICA) system: • Luckens Fumigation Services Bibra Lake: (08) 6595 0800 • Southern Produce Traders Cockburn Central: (08) 9417 3659 • Tigers International Solutions (formerly Fumi-link), Perth Airport: (08) 9479 0303

6.2 For interstate movement Yes — for states requiring fumigation of fruit, consignors and exporters will need to comply with the operational procedure described in ICA-04, and will require a ‘600 unit inspection’ by a Quarantine WA inspector after fumigation.

As per international export sampling rates, a ‘600 unit inspection’ is classified as 600 units, or 2% (minimum 3 packages) of the number of packages in each consignment. The consignment may consist of produce from more than one grower; each grower’s produce must be represented in the sample.

Once the consignment has been inspected and certified, it can be split and sent to various consigners with valid records.

To verify specific export requirements for interstate, please contact the Quarantine WA exports officer on (08) 9334 1800 or qa@agric.wa.gov.au.

7. If a consignment requires certification by an inspector, at whose cost is this? Who pays for the inspector to certify the host plant?

If certification is required, standard certification and inspection fees will apply to the producer/consignor who has requested the service.

8. Are there alternative treatments to methyl bromide available which allow fruit/vegetable movement?

No — methyl bromide fumigation is currently the only approved treatment.

It should be noted that treatments other than methyl bromide fumigation may become available if recognised as effective

by DAFWA, in consultation with interstate and Commonwealth authorities.

The department is working with State and Commonwealth jurisdictions to determine other recognised treatment options.

Any treatments recognised as effective, or otherwise approved, will be published on the department’s website.

POTATO and sweet potato vegetables may be moved provided they are free from all above ground plant material.

6. Is a post-treatment inspection required after fumigation?

6.1 For intrastate (within WA) movement No – only a record of the treatment, as specified in the QAN, is required to demonstrate the QAN process has been followed. DAFWA officers will conduct targeted compliance activities.

TABLE 2 Methyl bromide fumigation rates Flesh temperature (°C)

Methyl Bromide (g/m3)

21–31.9

32

16–20.9

40

11–15.9

48

10–10.9

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THIS Quarantine Area Notice applies to the movement of tomato plants.

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9. What are the approved treatments for plants, seedlings and machinery/ equipment?

10. Who is responsible for ensuring the fumigation or other effective treatment is done?

As per the QAN, the approved treatments and application rates are as follows:

The consignor is responsible for treatment if moving host material, or causing it to be moved, to a destination outside the QA.

• For tomato plants and seedlings: −− Sprayed with 60mL/100L of the 100g/L active of bifenthrin or the 600mL/ha of the 18g/L abamectin, and no less than 24 hours later −− Sprayed with 200mL/100L of the 225g/L active of methomyl • For capsicum plants and seedlings: −− Sprayed with 800ml/ha of the 100g/L active of bifenthrin or 300mL/ha of the 18g/L abamectin, and no less than 24 hours later −− Sprayed with 200mL/100L of the 225g/L active of methomyl • For eggplant plants and seedlings: −− Sprayed with 280ml/ha of the 100g/L active of alpha-cypermethrin or 450mL/ha of the 18g/L abamectin, and no less than 24 hours later −− Sprayed with 200mL/100L to a max of 1-2 L/ha of the 225g/L active of methomyl • For chilli plants and seedlings: −− Sprayed with 280ml/ha of the 100g/L active of alpha-cypermethrin, and no less than 24 hours later −− Sprayed with 200mL/100L to a max of 1-2 L/ha of the 225g/L active of methomyl • For host plant ornamentals/nursery stock: −− Sprayed with 6mL/10 L of the 80g/L active of bifenthrin or 50mL/100L to a maximum of 1.5L for 18g/L abamectin, and no less than 24 hours later −− Sprayed with 200mL/100L water of the 225g/L active of methomyl • For machinery and equipment: −− washed free of plant material and soil with high pressure hot water or treated with an insecticide registered for the control of tomato-potato psyllid at rates specified on the label (or used under an approved minor use permit).

Records must be kept as per the QAN, including details of treatment.

11. Are the chemicals specified for control of Tomato Potato Psyllid on seedlings registered for use?

Chemicals identified for commercial consignments are permitted for agricultural users on agricultural land i.e. commercial use.

12. How long would a seedling be considered protected from psyllid infestation after spraying?

The treatment detailed in the notice is a knock-down to reduce risk of presence of the pest for transport purposes, and does not offer long-term protection.

13. What are the requirements of solanaceous and convolvulaceous fruit/vegetables transiting through the QA, not grown in the QA i.e. distribution centres/ Canning Vale Markets?

Host produce grown and packed outside the QA may ‘transit’ through the QA, provided it remains secure in original packaging.

Wrapped pallets or bins, or cartons with lids, are considered secure for transit.

Packaging can include the name of the producer, product and place of production for easy identification. Records with details of production address (and packing address if different), transporters and consignees must be made available if required.

Recommended principles to stop spread include: • These consignments to be kept segregated from produce which is grown and/or packed within the QA • All host produce to be kept in cold storage • Packaging to include wrapping of pallets or bins.

14. What should I do if fruit or vegetables produced outside the QA have been removed from their secure original packaging within the QA and I want to transport them outside the QA? Fruit or vegetables produced outside the QA that have been removed from their secure original packaging whilst inside the QA but are going to be transported outside the QA will require treatment as outlined in Question 5.

15. What happens if I don’t comply with the QAN? Failure to comply with a QAN can result in a fine, the Director General of DAFWA taking remedial action under section 133 of the Biosecurity and Agriculture Management Act 2007, or both. The department will carry out targeted compliance inspections to ensure the requirements of the QAN are being followed.

People moving host material and potential carriers outside the QA should consider the impact of the introduction of Tomato Potato Psyllid into WA’s key production areas.

16. Who can I contact for more information?

For enquiries regarding the Quarantine Area Notice contact: Don Telfer: Department of Agriculture and Food, 0429 014 063 or Anita Wyntje: Department of Agriculture and Food, (08) 9363 4045

For enquiries regarding chemical use contact: Darryl Hardie: Department of Agriculture and Food, 0404 819 600

For enquiries regarding legislative requirements around chemical use contact: Chris Sharpe: Department of Agriculture and Food, (08) 9368 3815.

MORE INFORMATION More information, including how to look for and report the pest, is available from the department website at agric.wa.gov.au/tpp Pest and Disease Information Service Phone: 1800 084 881 or email info@agric.wa.gov.au Department of Agriculture and Food

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CGMMV

information sheets available Department of Agriculture and Food

Destruction and disposal guidelines

Cucumber green mottle mosaic virus (CGMMV)

Department of Agriculture and Food

All places where CGMMV infected crops have been grown or destroyed, and all materials that have come into contact with these crops and places, should be treated as contaminated.

Sampling guidelines

Cucumber green mottle mosaic virus (CGMMV) Collecting samples is important to determine if your property is free of CGMMV.

Infected crops, and vehicles, equipment and in-field risk items, such as plastic mulch and stakes, should be destroyed, disposed of or decontaminated according the guidelines below.

Each of the below methods has inherent risks that need to be considered in consultation with the grower

We recommend growers use the free sampling kits available from the Department of Agriculture and Food, Western Burial Australia (DAFWA).

If you want to use your own resources, check the equipment list on • Spray infected crops with the back of this leaflet. herbicide. Prevent entry into Collected samples need to be fresh forthe testing: cropping area until all • Not to be older than five days onceare picked plants dead.

• Should be refrigerated as• soon possible Buryasdead plant material in a non-cropping area. Material • Do not send samples for testing on Fridays should be covered by at least Remember: 30cm of soil so that it will not be unearthed by animals.

Cucumber green mottle mosaic virus is a plant disease that infects cucurbit crops. Infestations can result in substantial • Burial site should be well away crop losses. from water courses or known areas of overland water flow.

Farm biosecurity is essential.

• Burial sites should be recorded farm maps, and referred • Avoid taking non-essential on tools when walking to when soil disturbance is through crops • Use gloved hands to collectrequired. samples – not cutting • Take measures to prevent tools ‘escape’ material plants when • Where possible avoid stepping on oroftouching moving plants to a waste • Follow decontamination procedures for tools, boots recycling facility.

Sampling and hands (see refer to CGMMV decontamination for cucurbit guidelines)

growers is free of charge

Burning

Decontamination

• Burning is preferred for properties where there is a potential high water table or water movement through the soil.

• A permit may be required.

• Be aware of material possibly escaping during the process through updrafts.

• Soil, preferably with high amounts of CGMMV-host organic matter, can be heaped over the burning site to assist in virus break down.

• Decontaminate machinery, equipment and vehicles.

• Decontaminate high risk material such as plastic, mulch, drip irrigation lines, stakes and string that cannot be buried or burnt.

• Remove plant material using high pressure water or scrubbing.

• Disinfect using Virkon S, or a 1% bleach (available chlorine) solution in a designated wash down area.

• Record details of each clean down and decontamination as appropriate in machinery log books.

CGMMV is highly stable and contagious, and can survive in the soil for at least two years

For more information refer to CGMMV decontamination guidelines

Follow proper sampling guidelines described on the back of this leaflet to prevent the introduction or spread of this virus in cucurbit crops.

Department of Agriculture and Food

Decontamination guidelines

Cucumber green mottle mosaic virus (CGMMV) Soil and plant material attached to vehicles, tools, footwear and clothes are the main pathway for the spread of the virus.

Decontamination measures for people, vehicles and equipment should be in place on your property to help prevent infection or spread of the virus to crops.

General guidelines

You will need...

All equipment, vehicles, clothing and surfaces that may have come into contact with any part of cucurbit plants must be disinfected.

• Keep farm vehicles clean by clearing the vehicle floor of soil • Where possible, use your own vehicle to transport visitors around your farm • In farm production areas keep vehicle movement to a minimum, particularly on wet soil • Stick to regular pathways through each block • Always ensure visiting vehicles, and borrowed or second hand equipment and machinery is clean of all plant material and soil before they enter your farm

Clean water Use a clean water supply that has not flowed over agricultural soil planted to crops, and is from an uncontaminated tank or system capable of removing organisms (eg. chlorinated town water).

Cucumber green mottle mosaic virus is a serious virus of cucurbit crops and can cause substantial crop losses

Samples to be sent to: Attn: Brenda Coutts / Monica Kehoe Department of Agriculture and Food, Western Australia 3 Baron-Hay Court South Perth WA 6151

Supporting your success

Supporting your success

Wash-down facility A wash-down facility will ensure any potential pest or disease is contained to a manageable area.

Supporting your success

In the wake of cucumber green mottle mosaic virus (CGMMV) detections in WA, a series of information sheets have been released to help cucurbit growers implement biosecurity measures.

The information sheets have been developed by the Department of Agriculture and Food, Western Australia (DAFWA), vegetablesWA, the Australian Melon Association and AUSVEG. They can be downloaded from DAFWA’s CGMMV web pages — agric.wa.gov.au/ cgmmv.

DAFWA Plant Biosecurity Director Shashi Sharma said the information sheets reinforced the message that on-farm biosecurity is the most effective defense against not only CGMMV, but also other pests and diseases.

“As of November 2016, CGMMV has been confirmed on commercial cucurbit properties in Kununurra, Geraldton, Carnarvon and Perth, and in native and naturalised weeds in Carnarvon,” Dr Sharma said.

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Equipment • Air compressor or blower • High pressure water cleaner, preferably a mobile water tanker or spray unit. A garden hose may be adequate for small clean downs • Brooms, brushes, scrapers, dust buster and dust pans for cleaning vehicle cabins and dislodging caked-on mud • A large tarpaulin to clean smaller equipment • Strong plastic bags for sealing items for disposal • Approved cleaning and decontamination solutions • Plastic footbath and bucket to disinfect boots and equipment • Hand sanitiser and/or soap with a minimum of 5 litres of clean water

“DAFWA has since been supporting growers to implement effective on-farm biosecurity measures, including information sessions, practical demonstrations, and one-on-one support for Geraldton growers.”

The information sheets cover three topics essential to maintaining good biosecurity — ‘sampling’, ‘disposal and destruction’ and ‘decontamination’.

They provide detailed information on disposal options, how to collect samples for CGMMV testing, and how to clean and wash-down clothing, vehicles and equipment to prevent infection or spread.

Dr Sharma urged growers to take advantage of these resources to protect their farm businesses.

“DAFWA has also appointed a biosecurity officer to continue supporting Geraldton growers in implementing on-farm biosecurity measures.

“Additionally, DAFWA is providing cucurbit growers with sampling kits and free testing. We encourage growers, particularly in the south west of the state where there has been limited surveillance, to send in samples to determine presence or absence of CGMMV.”

CGMMV information sheets can be downloaded from DAFWA’s CGMMV web pages — agric.wa.gov.au/cgmmv.

Sampling kits can be obtained by sending a text message to DAFWA technical officer David Tooke on 0428 920 045.

Growers can also start thinking about their biosecurity needs by using a farm biosecurity template and checklist available from DAFWA’s CGMMV web pages — agric.wa.gov.au/cgmmv.

MORE INFORMATION Any suspect signs of CGMMV should be reported immediately to DAFWA’s Pest and Disease Information Service on 1800 084 881.

Alternatively, download DAFWA’s MyPestGuide Reporter app (mypestguide.agric.wa.gov.au) to your smart phone, take a photo and follow the prompts on the device.

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Revised requirements for interstate exports of green snail host materials to South Australia in 2017 • cut flowers • turf • hay, straw and other baled fodder and provides guidelines on relevant entry requirements for WA produce.

Entry requirement guidelines for WA produce to SA Growers within 2km of known infestations will still be required to demonstrate three months of freedom from green snails by monthly baiting, and three inspections during the green snail activity period (April to November inclusive).

COMMON garden snail (left), green snail (middle) white Italian snail (right).

WOKALUP

BINNINGUP

Green Snail Infestation Capel-Dunsborough area - September 2014

BENGER

PARKFIELD WELLESLEY

380000

BRUNSWICK

6320000

6320000

ROELANDS MILLBRIDGE EATON BUNBURY

VITTORIA PELICAN POINT WATERLOO

BUREKUP

EAST BUNBURY GLEN IRIS PICTON EAST PICTON SOUTH BUNBURY CAREY PARK WITHERS DAVENPORT COLLEGE GROVE USHER

HENTY

PARADISE

DARDANUP WEST DARDANUP

6300000

6300000

DALYELLUP GELORUP NORTH BOYANUP FERGUSON

CROOKED BROOK

STRATHAM BOYANUP

STIRLING ESTATE PEPPERMINT GROVE BEACH

GWINDINUP

BEELERUP

ARGYLE DONNYBROOK

CAPEL

THE PLAINS

FORREST BEACH

EAGLE BAY

LOWD

QUEENWOOD

ELGIN

CHARLEY CREEK

6280000

NATURALISTE PAYNEDALE WONNERUP

DUNSBOROUGH

LUDLOW

THOMSO

BROOKHAMPTON

CAPEL RIVER QUEDJINUP

GEOGRAPHE BUSSELTON WEST BUSSELTON BROADWATER ABBEY

RUABON

REINSCOURT

SIESTA PARK

QUINDALUP

KEALY ANNIEBROOK MARYBROOK

BOVELL YALLINGUP

TUTUNUP UPPER CAPEL NEWLANDS

YALYALUP ABBA RIVER

VASSE YALLINGUP SIDING

CARBUNUP RIVER

KIRUP AMBERGATE KALGUP

NORTH JINDONG

YOONGARILLUP

HITHERGREEN

JINDONG

YELVERTON

YOGANUP

SABINA RIVER

MULLALYUP

BRAZIER ACTON PARK

6260000

WILYABRUP METRICUP

KALOORUP

BOALLIA

CHAPMAN HILL

JARRAHWOOD WALSALL

CUNDINUP COWARAMUP

TREETON

SOUTHAMPTO

BAUDIN

GRACETOWN

• leafy vegetables, peas, beans, asparagus, strawberries and strawberry plants

BARRABUP OSMINGTON BURNSIDE

BRAMLEY

320000

340000

360000

380000

NANNUP

ROSA BROOK

FIGURE 1a Green snail infestation — Capel-Dunsborough area 0 5 10 15 20 MARGARET RIVER

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New definition of green snail host material

• soil, plants and plant material (including cuttings and bare rooted plants but not bare-rooted trees provided they have no leaves and fruit)

360000

6260000

Biosecurity SA has designated the entire state of Western Australia (WA) a risk zone for green snail (see Figure 1).

340000

LESCHENAULT

6280000

South Australia (SA) have informed the Department of Agriculture and Food WA (DAFWA) of changes to entry requirements for green snail (Cantareus apertus) host material from Western Australia which will came into effect from 14 March 2017.

320000

JALBARRAGUP WITCHCLIFFE

SCHROEDER

REDGATE

Locality Boundary

Legend

EAST NANNUP

Green Snail Infested Area

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360000

380000

400000

420000

440000

However, in contrast to the previous standard which enabled the certification 380000 (without inspection) of produce grown September 2014more than 25km from a known infestation of green snails, the new standard 380000 considers all properties in WA as a green snail risk.

460000

480000

Green Snail Infestation Capel-Dunsborough area - September 2014 WADDINGTON

PARKFIELD

PIAWANING

320000

340000

360000

YATHROO

MIMEGARRA

Green Snail Infestation Capel-Dunsborough area GILLINGARRA

6580000

GLENTROMIE

6580000

YERECOIN

WOKALUP

BENGER

BINNINGUP WELLESLEY

BRUNSWICK

BENGER

PARKFIELD

340000

360000

NEW NORCIA

WELLESLEY

LESCHENAULT

CARANI ORANGE SPRINGS MOGUMBER LANCELIN

6320000

320000

REGANS FORD

NILGEN

BEELA

BRUNSWICK

KONNONGORRING

AUSTRALIND

RED GULLY

OLD PLAINS

BOONANARRING WANERIE BEERMULLAH

VITTORIA PELICAN POINT WATERLOO AUSTRALIND

CULLALLA

ROELANDS

KARRANADGIN

CAREY PARK

MILLBRIDGE EATON

BOLGART

WITHERS VITTORIA PELICAN POINT 6540000 DAVENPORT BUNBURY COLLEGE GROVE HENTY WATERLOO PARADISE USHER EAST BUNBURY DARDANUP WEST GLEN IRIS PICTON EAST PICTON DARDANUP SOUTH BUNBURY

SEABIRD

GOOMALLING

GINGINUP

GABBADAH

MOOLIABEENEE

BINDOON TRAINING AREA

GRANVILLE

NEERGABBY

WATTENING

MOONDAH

UCARTY WEST

MUCKENBURRA WOODRIDGE

BINDOON

GUILDERTON

CAREY PARK

GINGIN

DALYELLUP

CARABAN COONABIDGEE

HULONGINE

WITHERS DAVENPORT COLLEGE GROVE GELORUP NORTH BOYANUP USHER

LENNARD BROOK

MUMBERKINE

BEJOORDING

DEWARS POOL

Contact the department

ROSSMORE

CULHAM

WILBINGA

YEAL

PARADISE FERGUSON

BAMBUN

DARDANUP6520000 WEST DARDANUP

BREERA

CUNJARDINE

6520000

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• if a mixed-use property, the proportion of your property on which you grow host products.

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DAFWA is urgently seeking information from growers of green snail host products currently exporting to, or considering exporting to SA including:

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To help ensure inspectors are available to meet industry demand for certification for produce to SA, please contact the department if you grow green snail host produce.

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As a result, all WA growers will now be required to bait their properties, and be inspected by DAFWA to enable certification for export to SA.

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Grower input vital to develop organic waste opportunities

BY DAVID ROGERS DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE & FOOD WA

Packing sheds and growers produce organic waste as part of their production system. With increasing interest in bioenergy and biofuels, new opportunities are arising to add value to these waste products — potentially providing an additional income stream.

Department of Agriculture and Food, Western Australia (DAFWA) initial research in biomass and bioenergy suggests positive outcomes in this area.

To help develop this new industry, DAFWA is collating information from growers and packing sheds on sources, amounts and any current uses of organic waste throughout the south west and great southern regions.

All of the data will be combined in a national database linked to the Australian Renewable Energy Mapping Infrastructure (AREMI) interactive mapping portal.

AREMI combines data from all over Australia to show existing resources, infrastructure and technologies relevant to the renewable energy industry.

By adding the collected information to AREMI, DAFWA can generate a map and database that identifies potential contacts and markets for each grower’s/ packing shed’s waste products.

The data entered into AREMI can also be used by energy developers to contact growers direct about a possible market. Although if preferred data can be presented without contact details.

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NEW opportunities are arising to add value to waste products produced by growers as part of their production system — potentially providing an additional income stream.

MORE INFORMATION For more information on DAFWA’s biomass research go to agric.wa.gov.au/carbonfarming/biomass-and-bioenergy.

To access AREMI go to nationalmap.gov.au/ renewables.

For more information, contact David Rogers at the DAFWA Albany office on (08) 9892 8532.

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Stable fly research shows great promise Stable fly researcher from Department of Agriculture and Food WA, Dr David Cook, recently presented at the International Congress of Entomology in Orlando, Florida.

The Symposium he presented at was titled Stable Flies in Agroecosystems: An International Problem. Dr Cook’s talk was on The Race between Research and Compliance to Combat Stable Flies in Western Australia. His innovative work on the burial and compaction of crop residues to prevent stable flies accessing this breeding substrate has attracted international interest as a compelling cultural solution to this global pest.

Newly emerged stable flies are

WHEN newly emerged, stable flies are small and feeble and they are unable to dig their way out of sandy soils with even a small amount of compaction.

small and feeble!

Stable flies continue to impact on livestock in other countries around the world, with the fly developing in different organic matter substrates as a by-product of horticultural production.

For example, rotting pineapple residues left after harvest affect animals and humans in Costa Rica (costing approximately $1 billion US per annum); sugar cane vignasse as a byproduct of ethanol production affect animals and humans in Brazil (cost approximately $2 billion US per annum); and hay feeding sites warming up after winter and coastal accumulations of seagrasses from hurricanes affect livestock and people in the US (costing approximately $2.5 billion US per annum).

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FIGURE 1 Top: A newly emerged fly with its soft exoskeleton and shrivelled wings has to dig its way up through soil before emerging and allowing its exoskeleton to harden and wings to inflate (above) Source: DAFWA

With some recent laboratory trials we have clearly confirmed a critical weak spot in the stable fly’s life cycle — the newly emerged adult flies that emerge from the pupal case (see Figure 1).

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As you can see from Figure 2, even putting sandy soils under 1t/m2 of compaction resulted in 98% of stable flies being unable to dig their way to the soil surface. At compaction levels greater than or equal to 3t/m2, adult emergence is completely prevented.

Interestingly, compacted sand does not have any effect on bigger and more robust flies such as blowflies and houseflies, where burial of infested material up to 1.2m deep even with some compaction has no effect on adult fly emergence at soil level.

This approach to stable fly control is a novel technique, whereby a physical — cultural solution shows fantastic promise as the solution to this fly developing from rotting vegetable crop residues that decompose in sandy soils along the Swan Coastal Plain, without the need to use any insecticides.

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When newly emerged, stable flies are small and feeble (their outer exoskeleton has not yet hardened) and they are unable to dig their way out of sandy soils with even a small amount of compaction.

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The next steps involve proving that the use of agricultural machinery to both bury and compact sandy soils is both economically and practically viable and is able to deliver this solution on a large scale in commercial vegetable operations.

All the current evidence and discussions with vegetable growers on improved productivity with residue burial and compaction indicates that this process will allow them to retain the organic matter from the residues, and will help reduce soil wind erosion with the soil being compacted.

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FIGURE 4 A polishing roller behind a stone burier machine provides compaction of the buried vegetable residues

FIGURE 3 A mould board plough burying celery post-harvest residues to as much as 45cm below the soil surface whilst travelling at up to 10km/hr

Field trials are underway with the use of mould board ploughs (see Figure 3) to firstly bury the crop residues to 45cm deep and then followed up with a fixed land roller (see Figure 4 and 5) to deliver the compaction.

The expectation is that very few if any stable flies should be able to survive in the treated areas that are compacted to over 2t/m2, which is easily achieved with simple, fixed land rollers.

MORE INFORMATION If you would like any further details on Dr Cook’s stable fly research contact him on email david.cook2@agric.wa.gov.au or review further details on the Department of Agriculture & Food website www.agric.wa.gov.au/ vegetables/stable-fly-western-australia

FIGURE 5 A fixed land roller can compact sand over buried vegetable crop residues and prevent stable fly emergence without the need for insecticides and minimising soil wind erosion

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You can’t ignore it any more, most QA programs require responsible waste management.

On our websites you can locate your nearest drumMUSTER collection site with an interactive map. You can also find out the status of the next ChemClear collection in each state. It’s quick and simple. Contact your WA consultant, Graeme Passmore: 0429 933 307 1800 008 707 | www.drummuster.org.au 1800 008 182 | www.chemclear.org.au

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Million dollar project

to bolster battle against weeds

BY GEORGIA THOMAS FRESH CREATIVE

The University of New England (UNE) in New South Wales will be undertaking a four-year project aiming to safeguard the vegetable industry by reducing its dependence on herbicides and tillage for weed control, which are ineffective when used repeatedly.

As part of the project, researchers will conduct field trials in various states, and consult with growers across the nation, including those using organic production methods. These findings will culminate in a comprehensive Vegetable Industry Weed Manual which will be made available to industry in several different languages.

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Growers from Western Australia are encouraged to contact project organisers to become involved in the on-farm component of the study. The research will involve soil sampling to test the weed bank and comparing the use of cover crops and fumigants in weed control over a two year period.

Project leader Paul Kristiansen, from UNE’s School of Environmental and Rural Science, said weed management needs to be strategic.

THE research will involve soil sampling to test the weed bank and comparing the use of cover crops and fumigants in weed control over a two year period.

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“Weeds are a persistent problem for many vegetable producers in Australia — favourable growing conditions and regular soil disturbances are just two contributing factors,” he said.

“This investment will give producers the very best management practices to ensure they can continue to deliver quality vegetables to Australian consumers and export markets for years to come.”

This project is being funded by Horticulture Innovation Australia using vegetable industry levies and funds from the Australian Government.

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CONSTANT tillage takes a toll on soil health, and growers are increasingly protective of their soils because its health is key to their productivity.

The project will deliver a suite of tools and techniques to make vegetable fields naturally less hospitable to weeds, minimising the need for intervention and dealing weeds a knockout blow.

“Herbicides or tillage can’t be sustained in isolation year after year. If growers continually use only one method of weed control, they apply evolutionary pressure that encourages the growth of weeds resistant to those methods,” he said.

“It’s about chaining together a series of small management changes to produce a big result,” Dr Kristiansen said. “For instance, the grower might increase sowing rates to crowd out small weeds, use biodegradable mulches, and pay more attention to soil hygiene to reduce weed seeds in the soil seedbank.

“We have seen a worrying rise in herbicide-resistant weeds in broadacre agriculture, and vegetable growers may see similar signs emerging in their industry.”

Dr Kristiansen also said constant tillage takes a toll on soil health, and growers — especially younger growers — are increasingly protective of their soils because its health is key to their productivity.

Growers should contact Christine on the details below for more information or to find out about joining the study: Christine Fyfe School of Environmental and Rural Science University of New England Armidale NSW 2351 Australia M: 0401 200 045 E: cfyfe3@une.edu.au Growers can also keep up to date by going to www.une.edu.au/iwmvegetables or following the project on their Facebook page: www.facebook.com/iwmvegetables

“Each practice in itself doesn’t require a drastic change in management, but together they could add up to a profound difference in the weed burden that growers deal with from year to year.”

Horticulture Innovation Australia chief executive John Lloyd said vegetable growers face unique challenges when it comes to weed management, and this project will help.

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Queensland researchers delivering

high-tech tools of the future

opportunity to offset potential heat damage by using irrigation, early harvest or other methods.

The prototype was developed in only 46 hours using ABS, Bureau of Meteorology and Queensland Government data, by 3 USQ researchers taking place in a GovHack event. GovHack is a twoday event held simultaneously around Australia to create working prototypes with government data, and to help find new ways to solve the challenges facing government and contributes towards social and economic development.

BY GEORGIA THOMAS FRESH CREATIVE

Researchers at Queensland University of Technology (QUT) and the University of Southern Queensland (USQ) received recognition late last year for their efforts towards improving farm efficiency. Tackling weeds and heat-events respectively, the innovative advancements show great promise in assisting farmers to improve costeffectiveness and yields.

Firstly, QUT’s AgBot II Robotic Sitespecific Crop and Weed Management Tool, developed with co-funding from the Queensland Government, is claimed to be able to reduce the cost of weeding operations by approximately 90%, which could save the Australian agricultural sector $1.3 billion per annum.

According to the QUT’s Digital Agriculture Faculty Project Overview, the AgBot II “forms part of a new generation of crop and weed management machinery, intended to work in autonomous groups across

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AGBOT II's Robotic Site-specific Crop and Weed Management Tool is claimed to be able to reduce the cost of weeding operations and could save the Australian agricultural sector $1.3 billion per annum.

both broadacre and horticultural crop management applications. The robot’s cameras, sensors, software and other electronics enable it to navigate through a field, apply fertiliser, detect and classify weeds, and kill weeds either mechanically or chemically, providing a tool for farmers to help reduce operational costs and efficiency losses.”

While the QUT is already moving towards taking the AgBot II to commercialisation, the proof off its success will be revealed in its cost and real-life effectiveness.

Nevertheless, given that QUT asserts that weeds are costing Australian farmers “around $1.5 billion per annum in weed control activities, and an additional $2.5 billion per annum in lost agricultural production”, this project has the potential to make a massive impact.

Next up is the USQ’s prototype of a warning system to notify growers about impending heat-stress events. The tool is being developed to be able to send a timely notification to growers via email or text message, to provide an early

According to the GovHack project outline, the prototype has been given the name ‘John Conner’, due to its ability to use an ‘automated system to terminate key challenges’. The researchers claim that if heat-stress is identified early enough remedial action can be taken to minimise the damage and save the crop.

In a recent article (published on Fresh Plaza), the lead researcher Dr Keith Pembleton stated “Since the competition, we have developed some more ideas on how the system could be improved and used to help more farmers from a greater number of industries address a greater number of challenges, and we are looking for resources to enable us to keep working on it.”

Both projects certainly have the potential to contribute a great deal to Australia’s horticulture industry and will need to be monitored going forward.

MORE INFORMATION • https://research.qut.edu.au/ digital-agriculture/projects/ robot-platform-design-agbot-ii-anew-generation-tool-for-robotic-sitespecific-crop-and-weed-management/ • www.usq.edu.au/news-events/ news/2016/10/pembleton-govhackfinalist-2016 • www.govhack.org

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Imported fly performs in mating trials An imported fruit fly from the United Kingdom (UK) has shown great potential to biologically control the damaging horticultural pest Mediterranean fruit fly (Medfly), following glasshouse trials in Western Australia.

Dr Windsor said the Oxitec technology, like the sterile insect technique, aimed to break the breeding cycle of the Medfly through the rearing and release of the control flies.

Instead of using radiation to sterilise the male flies for release, the Oxitec fly has been developed to include a self-limiting gene which shortens the lifespan of female flies.

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“When the male flies mate, they pass on the self-limiting gene to their offspring which causes females to die before reaching adulthood so they cannot breed,” Dr Windsor said.

fruit fly Research by the Department of Agriculture and Food has tested the fly’s mating performance Scientists from the department and found it stacks up against current control techniques using sterile radiationand Oxitec undertook treated flies. glasshouse studies comparing

The department sourced the new Medfly strain from UK-based company Oxitec and reared a colony of 2400 flies at a specialised facility in South Perth.

Department horticulture director David Windsor said the research was examining whether the fly offered an improved option for industry to control Medfly, which costs WA producers millions of dollars each year.

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the performance of the Oxitec flies against the sterile flies.

Replicates were run with 21 mating trials in total under strict regulatory conditions.

“These involved releasing either Oxitec or sterile male flies, competing with wild male flies, to mate with females, in glasshouse trials,” Dr Windsor said. “During the trials each mating pair was collected and checked to determine the male’s genotype.”

The mating performance by Oxitec males was comparable with that of sterile males irradiated at low levels, and exceeded that of sterile males treated with a higher dose of radiation which is used to provide a better guarantee of sterility.

“The research found the Oxitec male flies are compatible with wild female flies, and their mating performance is promising,” Dr Windsor said. “We now need to consider how the new strain will perform under field conditions.”

Dr Windsor said the department was now in consultation with Australian Government regulatory bodies including the Office of the Gene Technology Regulator for the next phase of testing.

The research is funded by the department and Horticulture Innovation Australia Limited.

Horticulture Innovation Australia Chief Executive Officer John Lloyd said, “Horticulture Innovation Australia supports evidence-based research that can add to the growers’ control options.”

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FROM left to right: Dr David Windsor, Department of Agriculture and Food, with Ben Granville and Dr Neil Morrison, of Oxitec, in glasshouse trials examining the mating performance of fruit fly as part of efforts to find a new way of controlling pest, Mediterranean fruit fly.

MORE INFORMATION More information about the trial is available from the department website agric.wa.gov.au/ fruit-fly-trial-western-australia

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and international competitiveness State Horticulture Update Thursday, 6 April 2017 The Department of Agriculture and Food, Western Australia (DAFWA) will hold its first State Horticulture Update for Western Australian horticulture businesses early next month.

The inaugural event will focus on strategies that WA horticulture businesses can use to become internationally competitive. The forum supports DAFWA’s key goal to enable the agriculture and food sector to double in value by 2025.

Executive Director Irrigated Agriculture, John Ruprecht, said the forum would help provide WA growers with access to timely market information, grower case studies and industry research to explore new market opportunities.

Mr Ruprecht said the State was in a strong position to capitalise on increasing global demand for premium food.

“WA has a strong and vibrant horticulture industry,” Mr Ruprecht said. “In the past 12 months, vegetable exports increased by 17% and fruit exports increased by 23%.”

“DAFWA is helping to equip growers with the information they need to take the next step from domestic to international supply and support them on their journey.

“If we want to double in value by 2025, we need to work together and explore every opportunity to grow the value of WA’s horticulture industry.”

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The Update will feature a presentation on the Pathways to competitiveness report, commissioned by DAFWA. Mr Ruprecht said the report examining the key drivers, practices and mechanisms that characterised international competitiveness of successful businesses.

“The report provides some interesting lessons from peer regions, such as agrifood growth in Peru which have transformed agriculture over a relatively short time period,” he said.

Another feature of the day will be panel discussions on areas including achieving international competitiveness; removing barriers to export growth; biosecurity and market access including a strategic update on the response to Tomato Potato Psyllid; and the opportunity to hear from leading horticulture businesses and industry representatives.

The Update will conclude with a networking event sponsored by vegetablesWA.

MORE INFORMATION The State Horticulture Update will be held on Thursday, 6 April at Crown Perth, Burswood.

For more information, visit www.agric.wa.gov. au/state-horticulture-update

THE Update will include discussions on areas such as; achieving international competitiveness; removing barriers to export growth; biosecurity; and market access.

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State Horticulture Update 2017 Thursday, April 6, 2017

10.00am–4.00pm followed by a networking opportunity sponsored by vegetablesWA

Venue: Crown Perth, Burswood WA Supporting Western Australian horticulture businesses to achieve international competitiveness and industry growth Hear from leading horticulture businesses

Discover key drivers, practises and mechanisms for international competitiveness Obtain export market insight

Get involved in panel discussions

Biosecurity update including strategic response to tomato potato psyllid Network to support business growth

Cost: $100 including GST For more information, please visit: www.agric.wa.gov.au/state-horticulture-update

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WA’s first mechanical cabbage harvester a boon for productivity Major investment driving farm growth in Manjimup

BY GEORGIA THOMAS FRESH CREATIVE

Manjimup farmer Gary Ryan of Three Ryans, purchased Western Australia’s first mechanical cabbage harvester in September 2016 in response to ongoing concerns about cost and supply of labour, particularly the expected imposition of a higher backpacker tax.

The controversial backpacker tax was initially expected to be 32.5% but after many months of politicking and lobbying from agriculture and tourism organisations, was eventually reduced to 15% in December 2016.

The machine will allow the farm to increase cabbage production more quickly in response to market demand.

Gary also said the harvester was saving time, filling about 22 bins an hour. As for the labour issue, the new machine actually requires just as many people as before, but with the extra output will make it worthwhile. “I’ve actually probably gained a bit,” he said. “I now need four-tractor drivers and three or four guys on the back.

It’s a similar amount, maybe one extra”.

When they could only work for three hours without the harvester, they can now do a full days work which increases production by two and a half times.

According to Gary, they can now easily double production of cabbages. Gary said “It allows us to increase harvesting. Before when the processors asked us to increase we were a bit hesitant because we would run out of time during the week to get all other jobs done plus harvest cabbages.”

Recognising the wide-spread interest in the new technology, Gary opened up his farm to growers on February 9th to demonstrate the machines’ capabilities.

The industry-first opportunity attracted an eager crowd of 30 growers from across the State.

The cabbage harvester, which cost over $100,000, is considered a major investment, but has the potential to provide long-term benefits for the farm, which also has broccoli and sheep in the mix.

THE cabbage harvester will allow the farm to increase cabbage production more quickly in response to market demand.

While the machine attracted a lot of interest, Gary stressed to others that it will take some years to pay off the investment, and they would need to grow a very large quantity of cabbages to make it cost effective. Nevertheless, it is likely to be the first in many initiatives taken by growers to reduce labour costs across the industry in coming years.

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$20 million grant pool for irrigation innovation Minister for Water launched Water for Foods’ Water for Irrigation Grants program

BY GEORGIA THOMAS FRESH CREATIVE

In January 2017 Water Minister Mia Davies announced a $20 million competitive grants program to drive investment in innovative water use for irrigated agriculture.

The $20 million Water Irrigation Innovations Grants program will run for four years, providing up to $5 million each year through two funding rounds, encouraging industry-led ideas and solutions to optimise use of the State’s water assets.

Funding will be considered for regional projects such as closed system technologies for horticultural enterprises, the development of feasibility and market studies, demonstration and infrastructure projects.

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Ms Davies said the Water Irrigation Innovation Grants program, which is part of the Water for Food program, would encourage new investment to support local industry development in regional, remote and rural areas.

“Funding of up to $5 million a year will be made available to encourage industry-led ideas that optimise the use of water assets in regional communities for high-value food produce,” she said.

“While innovation in irrigated agriculture has been happening globally for many years, Western Australia has been slower to embrace new technologies. Israel’s productivity is twice the value of WA using one per cent of the land and five per cent of the water.

Regional Development Minister Terry Redman said Royalties for Regions was investing heavily in agricultural development opportunities to increase economic stability and build sustainable regional communities.

“The Water Irrigation Innovation Grants program will address regional, rural and remote water challenges through innovation and technology, creating more opportunities for irrigated agriculture,” Mr Redman said.

“WA has significant opportunities to capitalise on the growing global demand for food and I look forward to seeing the considerable flow-on benefits for regional communities.”

Agriculture and Food Minister Mark Lewis said the program would de-risk projects through better water knowledge, leading to increased investment in both small and large-scale irrigated agriculture.

“Projects will need to demonstrate their capacity to leverage investment and how they will benefit the community, the region and the economy.”

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Who can apply?

THE Water Irrigation Innovation Grants program will address regional, rural and remote water challenges through innovation and technology.

The following groups are eligible to apply for funding: • Local government authorities • Community groups that are incorporated bodies • Businesses, provided a clear community benefit can be demonstrated • Consortia of any of the above

Funding timeline

Grant pool

$20m

Two funding rounds will be conducted each year over the next four years. The first round of funding will open in May 2017.

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Proposals must include: • How the proposal is innovative and clearly articulate what the benefits are to industry and the regional community • The level of co-contribution either in kind or cash from the recipient

The Water Irrigation Innovation Grants program is part of the Royalties for Regions Water for Food program. For more information, visit www.waterforfood.wa.gov.au Find out more about Royalties for Regions at https://rfrmap.drd.wa.gov.au

• The ability and capability to undertake the proposed works • Adequate concept development, including indicative budget, timelines and deliverables will also be required

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Fresh details on Gascoyne Master Plan Comments and submissions now closed on the Draft Gascoyne Master Plan

BY GEORGIA THOMAS FRESH CREATIVE

The Gascoyne Master Plan project is a Royalties for Regions funded Water for Food project, led by the Department of Water and Department of Agriculture and Food WA that builds on existing development models and strategic assessments to create a longterm framework for growth and investment in the region.

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Achieving the vision Achieving the vision 2015 $165 million Value of food production

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Significant rise in employment 3 | Draft Gascoyne Master Plan

The Draft Master Plan was released for commitment to upgrade the Significant rise inThe employment public comment in December 2016 by Water pipeline delivering bulk water 3 | Draft Master Minister MiaGascoyne Davies inPlan Carnarvon.

According to the draft, the Gascoyne Master Plan is a comprehensive framework that maps the actions needed to double the value of the food production sector in the Gascoyne region, through targeted investment, producer innovation and more efficient use of water and land.

The draft builds on key strategic work already undertaken by the local community, including input from the Carnarvon Ministerial Advisory Committee, and was developed by the departments of Water and Agriculture and Food in consultation with the Gascoyne Development Commission and other government agencies and the Gascoyne Community Reference Group.

“It demonstrates how through targeted investment, producer innovation and more efficient use of water and land, the community and State Government can drive the region's economic growth,” Minister Davies said.

During her presentation, Minister Davies also discussed the previously announced $25 million commitment from the Liberal National Government to upgrade a pipeline delivering bulk water to irrigators from the Water Corporation’s southern borefield.

to irrigators from the precinct’s southern borefield aligns with infrastructure improvement actions identified in the draft plan.

The Minister told members of industry and local government gathered that Gascoyne Water Cooperative would also receive $300,000 from Royalties for Regions to assist in preparations for becoming the single bulk water service provider to Carnarvon irrigators.

Regional development Minister Terry Redman also announced $450,000 of Royalties for Regions over two years through the Gascoyne Development Commission to support the establishment of a peak industry organisation, which is another priority action of the draft plan.

Growers welcomed a further announcement that one gigalitre per annum more water would be made available to existing growers from the Carnarvon future town supply reserve. This decision was based on a review of water allocations set aside for Carnarvon’s future town supply, matched with growth projections, to be able to make the extra water available to boost production in the region.

The Carnarvon agricultural district is situated on the Gascoyne River delta and supplies approximately 60% of Perth’s winter fruit and vegetables with a current value of $80 million annual production. The district also has an important pastoral sector with a gross value of $25 to $35 million a year.

The Gascoyne Master Plan will focus on lifting productivity in the existing irrigation footprint and consider local challenges and opportunities for irrigation, infrastructure, water security, land release, local food processing and value adding.

The Gascoyne Master Plan will build on the work and recommendations of the Carnarvon Ministerial Advisory Committee and the Government’s response to these recommendations, and will align with the Gascoyne Food Bowl Initiative and Gascoyne Development Commission’s Gascoyne Regional Development Blueprint.

A Community Reference Group will oversee the development of the Master Plan and will include representatives from State and local government, industry, businesses, grower groups, freight and logistics, banking and the education and training sectors.

The Water for Food Gascoyne Master Plan project draws on the previous Water for Food Middle Gascoyne project, which investigated the scale and quality of water resources of the alluvial aquifer system upstream of the Carnarvon horticultural district.

The funding originally allocated to this project has been reinvested in the Gascoyne Master Plan project to support the growth of the lower Gascoyne irrigation area. The findings from these investigations will be released shortly.

MORE INFORMATION • www.waterforfood.wa.gov.au/Projects/ Gascoyne-master-plan

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Genuinely Southern Forests open for business in Perth

BY GEORGIA THOMAS FRESH CREATIVE

Allstates Farms’ dedicated market floor and Southern Forests Retail Campaign launched on January 24 at Perth Market City.

In an exciting step for growers and customers, the Southern Forests Food Council (SFFC) has now officially kicked-off trading at Perth Market City along with a supporting retail campaign.

A dedicated market floor for a regional brand is a first in WA and should attract a great deal of attention from other grower-groups, who will no-doubt be monitoring the success of the operation.

The launch event in late January, held on the Allstates Farms market floor, attracted 130 industry stakeholders and dignitaries, including the Minister for Agriculture and Food and the Minister for Regional Development.

Southern Forests Food Council Executive Chairman Bevan Eatts stated that the market floor offers a “consolidation point for the region, that is aiming to provide growers with better returns and sustainable business in the long term,” although he added, “the hard work is still ahead of us and it’s up to all of the team to provide good produce, good prices and good services to make it a success.”

The Genuinely Southern Forests market floor will provide a centralised point for buyers, chefs and retailers to access the region’s extensive seasonal range of over 50 fruits and vegetables, along with valued-added grocery lines including honey, green tea and sparkling non-alcoholic juices.

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In a strategic move to promote the region and support the new venture, the Genuinely Southern Forests group will be promoting their branded products across 16 independent retailers from Mindarie to Mandurah over a six month period.

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ANTHONY East (SFFC), Sarah Ward (SFFC) and producer Peter Ryan at Napoli Mercato in Harrisdale.

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RETAILERS will display a range of point-of-sale material and host in store demonstrations to show case the Genuinely Southern produce.

Retailers will display a range of point-of-sale material and host in store demonstrations to show case the Genuinely Southern produce.

Consumers will have the opportunity to sample, purchase and learn more about Southern Forests growers and the community behind their produce.

Bevan commented, “We have had nothing but positive feedback from retailers about the campaign concept. Originally we were hoping to gain support from 12 retailers for this initial year so we are thrilled that 16 have come on board.�

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Representing the Premier at the launch event, Minister for Agriculture and Food Mark Lewis praised the initiative commenting, “This is the greatest innovation I have seen on the market floor in 21 years. What I see here today is all about collaboration; opening doors to better local and international supply opportunities by strengthening the supply chain and ensuring the growers are benefiting. It is a collaboration that I would like to see broaden as Agriculture Minister.”

“The Southern Forests team are doing it for themselves with backing from Royalties for Regions, and I for one have a great amount of confidence in the agricultural sector and the region moving forward.”

Minister for Regional Development, Terry Redman also commended the partnership between the Southern Forests Food Council and Allstates Farms.

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Minister Lewis summed up by stating, “We want agriculture to be one of the economic drivers for the South West, and with the premium produce on offer and capacity for innovation from the region, it truly is the States’ gourmet platter”.

Contact Genuinely Southern Forest on http://southernforestsfood.com/ email danika@southernforestsfood.com or phone (08) 9772 4180.

He commented, “The importance of agriculture in our regions is building as a key area within the WA economy. We are seeing global interest and investment increasing significantly.”

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New T I B B A R T S E P N A L P L O R T N BIOCO A I L A R T S U A R FO

BY JODIE GYSEN DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE AND FOOD, WA

A new 20-year national biocontrol plan for pest rabbits got underway in the first week of March 2017, with the release of a new strain of the Rabbit Haemorrhagic Disease Virus, called RHDV1 K5, commencing at more than 600 sites across the country.

In Western Australia there have been 135 release sites.

K5 is not a new virus, but is a naturally occurring Korean variant of RHDV1 already present in Australia. A Czech strain of RHDV1 was first released in 1996, and is now widespread.

It is expected that K5 will work better in the cool-wet regions of Australia, where the Czech strain has not been so successful.

Rabbits are Australia’s most destructive agricultural and environmental pest animal, costing upwards of $200 million in lost agricultural production annually, and the new strain is expected to slow down the increase in pest rabbit numbers.

K5 will not however result in a 90% reduction of pest rabbit populations, as was seen 20 years ago. Rather it is expected to ‘boost’ current management.

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To maximise the effectiveness of K5, the Department of Agriculture and Food, Western Australia (DAFWA) is issuing the following information to release site managers, communities and the general public: • Domestic rabbit owners are advised to seek advice from their local veterinarian and use protective biosecurity measures to help keep their rabbits safe from infection. For more information visit DAFWA’s RHDV web pages — agric.wa.gov.au/rhdv.

• The release of K5 provides no greater risk to pet rabbits than the existing RHDV1 strain which has been present in Australia for 20 years. Domestic rabbits with up to date vaccinations for the existing strain are likely to be safe from K5.

• RHDV will be most effective if supported by integrated pest management, with conventional control measures being undertaken following release of the virus. A series of instructional ‘how-to’ videos on best practice rabbit control has been released by the Invasive Animals CRC. • The video series can be downloaded from the PestSmart website.

The release of K5 comes after more than five years of testing through the Invasive Animals Cooperative Research Centre RHD Boost project, with major financial and in kind resources provided by the Australian and state governments, and industry and non-government organisations.

MORE INFORMATION For more information visit DAFWA’s RHDV1 K5 web pages — agric.wa.gov.au/rhdv.

For a detailed summary of field and experimental data into the efficacy of RHDV — PestSmart website.

• All release sites should have received a USB of the video series along with their information and sampling kits.

• Release sites, landholders located close to release sites, and members of the public are urged to get involved by using the RabbitScan (FeralScan) app to report rabbit sightings or signs of disease. This will help track the spread of the virus. The RabbitScan app is available from iTunes or GooglePlay, or can be downloaded from the FeralScan website.

• Land managers are strongly encouraged to carry out concurrent control for predators such as foxes (potentially looking for alternative food sources in the absence of rabbits).

• The Invasive Animals CRC issues regular RHD Boost E-updates to report on progress of the release program. To subscribe go to pestsmart.org.au/subscribe.

For more on RHDV protection and prevention — Australian Veterinary Association (AVA) website.

The RabbitScan app is available from iTunes or GooglePlay, or can be downloaded from the FeralScan website.

The video series on best practice rabbit control can be downloaded from the PestSmart website.

The Invasive Animals CRC issues regular RHD Boost E-updates to report on progress of the release program. To subscribe go to pestsmart.org.au/subscribe.

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$380 million

BY GEORGIA THOMAS FRESH CREATIVE

The Myalup-Wellington project aims to reduce salinity in the Wellington Dam, WA’s second largest reservoir with a capacity of 185 gigalitres (GL), and increase access to water for economic development in the Collie River Irrigation District and the Myalup Irrigated Agricultural Precinct.

EXISTING open irrigation channels created in the 1960s will be replaced with a closed pipe network.

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Myalup-Wellington des project to boost agricul Feasibility study underway for industry-led Water for Food project

According to the cross-government Water for Food website (a Royalties for Regions initiative), just 6557 hectares of the available 34,600 hectares of the Collie River, Harvey and Waroona districts are irrigated.

The Commonwealth has invested $1 million towards the due diligence and feasibility assessments. Further funds will be sought through the Commonwealth’s National Water Infrastructure Development Fund.

If successful the project will substantially increase agricultural production capacity, create jobs and provide overall economic uplift in the region,

Project detail

The project involves private proponent Collie Water, the State Government and the Commonwealth. State Government has invested $37 million through Royalties for Regions, in addition to $5.7 million allocated to the Water for Food MyalupWellington Water for Growth project.

Collie Water is the jointly owned company of Aqua Ferre, led by entrepreneur Peter Fogarty, and farmers’ cooperative Harvey Water. The company was selected by the state government to undertake the feasibility study for the project, which is currently underway.

It is proposed that saline water flowing into Wellington Dam be diverted from the Collie River East Branch to a mine void, with that water then treated in a new desalination plant located near Collie.

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A closed pipe network will save an estimated 15GL of water per year, currently lost through seepage, leakage or evaporation.

Industry-led solution • Up to 14GL per year of saline water in Collie River East Branch to be diverted into a disused mine void for storage. This will prevent between 60,000–110,000t of salt entering Wellington Dam per year.

• Stored water to be pumped to a newly-constructed 20GL per year privatelyowned desalination plant near Collie with disposal of brine pumped to an ocean outfall using an existing pipeline.

• Up to 10GL per year of potable water from the desalination plant will be sold into Water Corporation’s Great Southern Towns Water Supply Scheme and stored in Harris Dam. • New Burekup Weir to be constructed upstream of its current location to provide increased head pressure to enable Wellington Dam water to reach the majority of the Collie River Irrigation District and Myalup Irrigated Agricultural Precinct without the need for staging pumps.

• A closed pipeline system to be built from the new Burekup Weir to replace existing open channels to maintain pressure, prevent seepage, leakage and evaporation and enable monitoring of water usage. The pressurised pipe network will enable the use of high efficiency centre pivots and other technologies instead of flood irrigation.

• Up to 10,000ha of commercial softwood reforestation to be targeted in the Collie River South catchment.* *

A new, smaller Burekup Weir will be built upstream to enable water delivery to be powered by gravity. Irrigation channels will be replaced with a new pressurised pipe network.

According to statements made to Business News in June 2016, Mr Fogarty estimates the project will take five to seven years, with about half of that spent on pipelines.

The Myalup-Wellington project will be subject to all statutory approval processes.

The pipe network will replace the open channel system and allow expansion of the area presently under irrigation.

The project also proposes a closed pipeline system from the Collie River Irrigation District to Myalup Irrigated Agricultural Precinct that will reinject water from Wellington Dam into aquifers in the Myalup area to address volume and salinity concerns. Reinjection of stormwater collected in the Harvey Diversion Drain is also proposed.

MORE INFORMATION • www.waterforfood.wa.gov.au/ Projects/Myalup-Wellington • Find out more about Royalties for Regions at https://rfrmap.drd. wa.gov.au

Transforming irrigation Existing open irrigation channels created in the 1960s will be replaced with a closed pipe network, saving an estimated 15GL of water per year, currently lost through seepage, leakage or evaporation.

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Farmer Firetail Farms Location West Manjimup Enterprises Cauliflower, red cabbage, savoy, Chinese cabbage

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Natalie is a fourth generation grower and has grown up living on the farm. As the Assistant Manager of Firetail Farms, she works closely to support her brother, Father and Mother who run the business.

Natalie’s main role is to look after the workers and they employ six to eight backpackers from the local hostel (in peak periods), she trains the workers along with assisting them to harvest vegetables, packing or on the ground picking through the Spring and Summer months. On the farm they also run sheep for wool and meat, produce cereal crops and Natalie’s mother grows fresh cut flowers such as Crab apple and Hydrangea.

As part of Natalie’s role she recently undertook the Growing Leaders — National Vegetable Industry Leadership Program run

by Rural Training Initiatives.

The experience has been valuable and Natalie says “I believe that the three greatest learnings from Growing Leaders were firstly the importance of the mentoring process, secondly the importance of enabling imagination to achieve visions and concepts for the future and development for the industry and lastly ‘be yourself ’ and I believe the program has already assisted me with gaining more confidence and helping others to become more productive in my workplace”.

As part of the learning experience Natalie also took part in the Ausveg USA Industry Leadership and Development Mission in February 2017 where she attended the World Ag Expo in California. This tour has cemented the relationships with other growers who Natalie can now use as part of her networks if she needs to bounce new ideas off someone outside of her immediate circle. The tour has also provided Natalie with a view of agriculture from a world stage and how large and small scale growers work throughout the industry.

NATALIE says they are always looking at new lines of produce and the market trends to see what they should be growing for now and for the future.

The experience of travelling and working with other young growers in the industry is vital to the survival of the agriculture industry, says Natalie. The average age of growers is high and by encouraging young growers to connect through the industry and have great networks it will encourage them and their children to be a part of the industry.

The recent vegetablesWA Industry Summit was a great networking opportunity to understand the market research around some of the products and connect with the consumer information, along with the companies putting the information together.

Natalie says the main challenges she faces on the farm are the same as most people and as a working Mum of two girls, trying to get everything done in the day! However Firetail Farms are looking towards the future.

Natalie says they are always looking at new lines of produce and the market trends to see what they should be growing for now and for the future.

The Growing Leaders training has helped Natalie to understand the entire farm as a business and is learning about the industry as a whole. Whilst some of these changes will not be immediate Natalie says that slowly implementing some of the strategies will help the business, as will being able to set up a formal succession plan.

RED, Savoy and Chinese cabbage paddock.

NATALIE’S daughter Jessica helping plant eggplant.

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Richgro’s anaerobic digester plant

solving waste challenge

BY GEORGIA THOMAS FRESH CREATIVE

Using the latest proven and safe technologies, the plant works like a live stomach — breaking down waste into by-products that can be put to good use.

There were two main drivers for the project — to reduce carbon dioxide loads in the atmosphere and to reduce his ever-growing electricity bills.

“Organic waste is expensive to dispose of and continues to fill up our landfill sites,” says Richgro Managing Director and third generation member of the family run business, Geoff Richards.

As a Western Australianestablished, fourth-generation family business that has been manufacturing premium garden products since 1916, Richgro have now grown into one of the top five garden products’ suppliers in the country.

In a first in the Southern Hemisphere, Richgro’s $8 million enclosed Anaerobic Digestion Plant at Jandakot is turning tonnes of waste that would otherwise go to landfill into clean energy and power that can be exported back to the grid.

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“We saw this as an opportunity to not only divert this waste from landfill, but to also convert a waste material into a fuel to generate electricity, whilst reducing carbon build-up in the atmosphere.”

“In certain parts of the world, like the US, they take it and compost with it, but to me that is only half of it.”

RICHGRO’S plant is turning tonnes of vegetable waste that would otherwise go to landfill into clean energy.

Wanting to do more than just compost with the food and drink waste sourced from supermarkets and food suppliers, Mr Richards researched effective plants around the world to see what else it could do.

“I did three years of research through the US, Europe and UK, and the most advanced proper processing of food waste I could find was in the UK,” he said. “We got the quote for the first generator in February 2013 and we ordered it towards August and September.

Today, the anaerobic digester plant at Richgro is the first of the latest version to operate in the Southern Hemisphere. It can take an average of 137 tonnes of commercial and organic waste a day or 50,000 tonnes a year.

“We recycle solid and liquid waste from nearby breweries, chicken farms, supermarkets and other food suppliers, right down to the aluminium cans from out-ofdate or damaged beverages,” Mr Richards said. “Everything gets recycled, which is a win-win situation for everyone.”

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Mr Richards said excess electricity from the plant was now being fed back into the grid.

“We can generate 28,800kW per day and over the last ten months we have produced 70 megawatts. With an average house using 16kW per day, the plant can provide enough clean energy for 1,800 Western Australian households,” he said.

But simply getting this project off the ground was no easy feat, especially financially.

Richgro was given $500,000 from the State Government, $1.1 million from the Federal Government and a $2 million loan from Clean Energy Finance Corporation, as part of a national focus on renewable energy, lowemission technology and energy efficiency.

The end result of this process is an organic waste liquid, which has huge potential to be added as liquid compost into many of the Richgro products. However there is a research project underway in looking at turning this waste into water, by utilising algae, which will can absorb the nutrients and providing a high analysis product.

Richgro today The Richgro Commercial Division has been at the service of the horticultural, landscape and garden maintenance industries since 1970. The division specialises in the supply of quality bulk growing media, fertilisers and a broad range of horticultural products.

All growing media and soil amendments are subject to strict quality control procedures which are managed through the onsite Laboratory, this is guarantee that the end product is of the best standard and the results above expectations.

Whether you are a horticultural grower, landscaper, lawn mowing contractor, garden maintenance contractor you will find what you need at the Jandakot Trade Centre.

Richgro are also have a number of Quality endorsements and are members of environmentally endorsed practices: • Quality endorsed company to ISO 9001 • Quality endorsed products (AS3743, AS4454, AS4419) • Environmentally endorsed practices (EcoHort, NIASA) MORE INFORMATION • www.richgro.com.au

Richgro is a NIASA (Nursery Industry Accreditation Scheme Australia) Accredited Growing Media Supplier, assuring customers that the products they buy have been produced under industry recognised best management practices and are free from plant pathogens.

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Industry Leaders Summit

& Grower Group Tour wrap up vegetable exports compared to our climatic peers and so there are huge opportunities to be had if we have the mindset and mettle to grasp them. However: not every market is an opportunity despite the hype (China and India as points in case); not every vegetable line will have the same opportunity because of different demands in these countries; and not every grower is going to be able to take advantage of these opportunities because you need a level of size and sophistication.

We also had some very useful presentations from Horticulture Innovation funded projects about domestic market trends from Neilson and consumer research from Colmar Brunton.

BY REBECCA BLACKMAN FINANCE & COMMUNICATIONS MANAGER, VEGETABLESWA

On November 25th vegetablesWA hosted a second extremely successful Vegetable Industry Leaders Summit.

Grower feedback was overwhelming and we encourage every grower to put aside a few hours for a single late afternoon next year to better understand what is going on in the broader industry and to make the most of the key details for the success of grower businesses.

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The Summit featured information about export opportunities for various vegetable lines in various markets presented by Tim Morris at Coriolis through a successful vegetablesWA Royalties for Regions proposal. Tim told us some pretty harsh but apparently pretty fair realities that, yes, WA is significantly underperforming in

The summit was preceded by a tour targeted at younger growers with visits to: David and Ben Ellement at Ellement Produce; and to Sam Calameri at Baldivis Market Gardens, where they got to see a range of modern broadacre and greenhouse practices.

TIM Morris (Coriolis), Aaron Natoli and Dan Kuzmicich (growers)

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THE Young Grower Group Tour taking part in Ellement Farms and Baldivis Farms.

MORE INFORMATION The next Industry Leaders Summit will be held at the Crown Perth on Friday 27th October 2017 with the grower group tour taking place in the morning. Details are still being worked out however if you would like to secure your place early please contact Rebecca Blackman, Rebecca.blackman@vegetableswa.com.au or (08) 9481 0834.

Growers on the tour reported that one of the most powerful insights was that implementing new technology didn’t just allow them to maximize profits but also allowed them to spend more time with family and friends.

For example given that evaporation based irrigation/fertigation technology is already here, shouldn’t we be talking about the fact that yes it makes you more money, but also that it might allow you to schedule, check or change your irrigation program while you’re out fishing with the kids or catching up with friends?

If young growers are to take our industry forward into the future, should we be talking about new ideas not just because they will make more money, but also because they might also provide a better lifestyle for growers with time outside the garden?

There are certainly some other good examples in WA of growers moving from working “In” the business rather than “On” the business outside of the ones visited by the tour.

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QUARANTINE WA inspectors are regularly intercepting pests in produce imported from other states, despite these imports being assured as pest free.

Check your exports for hidden pests The Department of Agriculture and Food, Western Australia (DAFWA) is reminding exporters to ensure that produce sent to WA is free from quarantine pests.

DAFWA Border Biosecurity Director Greg Pickles said Quarantine WA inspectors were regularly intercepting pests in produce imported from other states, despite these imports being assured as pest free.

“Typically exporters send their produce under their own Interstate Certification Assurance, meaning that consignments should have already been inspected and declared pest free.

“However, recent pest detections by Quarantine WA inspectors have highlighted the need for greater vigilance by exporters to ensure there is proper treatment at the property of origin, and that produce is inspected prior to export.”

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Common intercepts include coffee bean weevil in banana consignments, and looper caterpillars in cut flowers.

Exporters can often incur a high cost for pest detections as they must pay for treatment, re-export or destruction. The vast majority of infested consignments are re-exported out of WA. Mr Pickles said greater vigilance would save exporters money, while at the same time protecting WA’s vegetable industries.

“Coffee bean weevil attacks stored products such as coffee, cocoa, yams, maize, corn, groundnuts, Brazil nuts, nutmeg and ginger. Looper caterpillars attack the cabbage family including lettuce, broccoli and cauliflowers.”

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Tips for minimising the presence of pests include removing the flower ends of bananas, and ensuring that produce is free of soil and green growth.

Extra vigilance should be applied in the warmer weather, when the pest detections are higher.

“The ongoing intercepts highlight the important role of DAFWA’s quarantine inspectors in protecting WA. COMMON intercepts include coffee bean weevil in banana consignments, and looper caterpillars in cut flowers.

“DAFWA enforces strict biosecurity requirements and legislation to maintain WA’s status as relatively free of pests and diseases.

“In doing so, our quarantine inspectors maintain a high level of vigilance, including inspecting produce that arrives in WA under Interstate Assurance Certification.”

“For example, cut flower imports into WA provide a potential entry pathway, with Poaceae grasses, a host for RWA, being used as an ornamental for flower bunches.”

MORE INFORMATION Contact DAFWA Quarantine at: QWA_Followup@agric.wa.gov.au

Mr Pickles said the discovery of Russian wheat aphid in the eastern states last year served as a reminder that exports should be checked carefully to avoid the spread of pests throughout Australia.

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DAFWA Border Biosecurity Director Greg Pickles said Quarantine WA inspectors were regularly intercepting pests in produce imported from other states,

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New melon levy and export charge underway in 2017 IF you buy, sell or export melons may be required to submit a quarterly return and make a payment to the department.

TABLE 1 Melon levy and export rate Levy and export charge components

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GST does not apply to Australian Government levies and charges

Who is affected by the introduction of a melon levy and export charge?

As of the 1st of January, melons produced in Australia and sold by a producer to a first purchaser, including to a selling agent, buying agent, exporter or exporting agent, attract a levy and export charge of 0.4 cents per kilogram.

The levy funds will be managed through Horticulture Innovation Australia and Plant Health Australia and will used for industry research and development, and biosecurity.

The introduction of the melon levy and export charge will provide the Australian melon industry with a reliable source of funding to undertake high priority R&D and biosecurity preparedness activities.

The melon export charge is not payable if the levy has already been applied to the melons prior to export.

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A melon industry Strategic Investment Advisory Panel (SIAP), managed through Horticulture Innovation Australia, has been formed to guide how the levy funds will be spent.

The SIAP members have been confirmed in the first quarter of 2017. As part of the SIAPs initial activity, it will discuss the process for developing the melon industry Strategic Investment Plan (SIP). The SIP underpins all R&D investments made by Hort Innovation.

What types of melon attract a levy and export charge?

• Charentais melon • Galia melon, also known as Hami melon • Honeydew melon, also known as Piel de sapo • Horned melon • Korean melon • Rockmelon • Watermelon.

The melon levy and export charge rates are shown in Table 1.

If you buy, sell or export melons may be required to submit a quarterly return and make a payment to the department. If you produce and sell more than 20 tonnes of melons by retail sale each financial year, you are liable to pay the levy and you must submit a return to the Department of Agriculture and Water Resources.

A producer who sells less than 20 tonnes of melons by retail sale in a financial year, or exports less than 20 tonnes of melons in a financial year, is exempt from paying the levy or export charge.

MORE INFORMATION Information about how to lodge your return is available at The Department of Agriculture and Water Resources at the link: www.agriculture. gov.au/ag-farm-food/levies/notices/dec-2016melon, alternatively you can call the Levies Helpdesk on the free call number: 1800 020 619 or email: Levies Management.

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Pomewest Committee Members Harvey Giblett — Chair E: newtonbros@wn.com.au

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Mario Casotti E: mario@casottigroup.com

Executive Manager

Sam Licciardello E: sam@orchard1sixty.com.au Mark Scott E: markpscott@bigpond.com Nardia Stacy — Executive Manager E: nardia@fruitwest.org.au

APC–Pomewest FFS Income 2016–17 Project General Account Budget Biosecurity Account Budget

John Gregorovich $ 500,000 70,000

APC-Pomewest projects 2016–17 Project Commercialisation for WA (FW Co-operative Ltd)

$ 120,000

Note less 50% salary reimbursed for professional services of Nardia Stacy as executive officer as in 15–16 financial year.

Happy 2017 to all members and pome fruit friends.

As we go to press our harvest has started well, albeit slightly delayed by a few weeks due to a late bloom last year and with some unexpected but also welcomed rain in February. Our prelude variety Royal Gala apples should be well into the market and pears will be in full swing. We look forward to a great season with high volumes, top quality expectations and good marketable sizes.

It is with regret that we say goodbye to John who has been an active member for the Committee for the last two and a half years we wish him well with his future pursuits.

Resulting from John’s exit there is an opportunity to induct a new pome growing member on the Committee.

Applications will be sent out the by the APC in April or May. Please watch out for this will be communicated by our usual email distribution communication method.

Also if you are interested in the position please feel free to contact me personally or contact any other member the Committee so we can record your interest.

Dormancy and New Technology Project (Susie Murphy White)

68,135

Medfly Surveillance Trapping Network (Ashmere Consulting)

58,025

Codling Moth (DAFWA)

35,620

Grower meetings

New projects

Maturity Standards legislation and compliance (Ashmere Consulting)

25,000

Grower grant applications

Flavonoid Project

25,000

In early February we held a grower roadshow dinners in an attempt to find a better way to consult with members from the three major production regions. On reflection it was an overwhelming success as the participants very much enjoyed the informal approach.

Natural Mite control Project (shared with the Stone Fruit Subcommittee) (Stewart Learmonth DAFWA)

7,900

Promotion & Publicity Local Project (Fresh Finesse)

16,000

Industry Sponsorships and Association Memberships

12,000

Administration APC Administration Charge

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APC fee for service charge POME Fruit effective from 1 January 2015

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We found it encouraged more two way conversation and assisted with improved engagement between the Pomewest Committee and the members.

We hope that this is only the start of a continued strategy on how we can facilitate ways to unite and serve our industry.

There is a Pome Committee only meeting scheduled for 27 March in Bunbury for the purpose of assessing projects, allocating funding and budgets for the next financial year. Please let me know if you wish the Committee to address any industry concerns.

We have applied for in the recent round Royalty for Region Grower Group Funding to extend our current work on the Medfly Surveillance Trapping Network project data sets. We hope this will assist us to establish areas of low pest prevalence. The outcomes should increase our market access and export opportunities which would boost the industry. We hope to report on the outcomes of our application shortly.

Season promotion — social media Promotions will continue this year but with a more WA focus promoting our growers and our produce. The Committee are also looking to engage social media to promote WA Apples and Pears with good news stories to engage and entice the consumer about this industry. We will be looking to growers and stakeholders to share information and contribute — again, watch this space.

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Minimum Maturity Standards — Royal Gala, Pink Lady™ and Granny Smith testing has commenced In order to offer consumers quality taste experience with WA fruit — we have consulted industry with proposed minimum maturity standards via mail out, email and grower meetings. Growers have mostly been fully supportive.

Pomewest has engaged a consultant and commenced maturity testing in orchards, markets and retail from February to September.

This initiative will improve the consumer perception of good quality of fruit which in turn will benefit us all (see Table 1).

Growers not meeting standards will be informed, supported and assisted this year. It is important that you look at your own maturity assessment and share the proposed standards with your market agents and retailers alike. It is important that we all be ready for the planned legislative enforcement which could be in place as early as next season.

This edition Susie Murphy White reports on her on fruit sizing program, in which several WA growers have been involved in monitoring and measuring sizes and collecting data for comparisons to submit to a database nationally.

TABLE 1 Pomewest proposed minimum maturity standards Apple variety

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A green background with less than: • 75% red stripe • 60% red stripe

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Mid green skin

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A green fruit with: • 75% red blush • 60% red blush • 50% red blush

We talk more about the Roadshow agenda and discussion points.

We look at the Future Orchard walk which took place on 20th March, these walks are proving to be a very popular with grower attendance increasing at every walk. This program has been recognised an excellent way for growers access information about how good orchard practice can increase productivity and profitability.

I thank you for your continued support and look forward to being part of another great year for Pome fruit in 2017. Please do not hesitate to contact me if you wish to discuss any industry matters either mentioned in this publication or of a general manner.

MORE INFORMATION Contact Nardia Stacy on (08) 9368 3869 or nardia@pomewest.net.au

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Pomewest Grower Roadshow Perth Hills, Boyanup and Manjimup

BY NARDIA STACY EXECUTIVE MANAGER, POMEWEST

55 grower members from the three major growing areas attended recent dinner meetings held in key production regions.

Pomewest Chairman Harvey Giblett chaired the meetings and other grower members of the committee, Mark Scott of Nannup, Sam Licciardello of Donnybrook, and Mario Casotti of Perth Hills and Manjimup were in attendance in their respective areas.

Pomewest employees Project Manager Susie Murphy White were also on hand with Executive Manager Nardia Stacy and Ingrid Smith, Manager of the Agricultural Produce Commission (APC).

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To kick off the grower meetings Harvey introduced growers to Pomewest, an industry service provider under subcommittee of the Pome, Citrus and Stonefruit Committee governed under the APC’s Act. Harvey then invited Ingrid Smith to engage in more active discussion on the processes and definitions of the functionality of the APC.

Ingrid explained the Commission’s abilities and the collection of fee for service (FFS) to fund industry identified projects and explained why this process was the envy of other Australian states.

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The following current projects including the funding allocation were then elaborated on and discussed at length by the participants. Susie Murphy White also discussed her projects: • Commercialisation for WA Bred varieties • Dormancy Project • Future Orchards • Mite Control • Codling Moth trapping • Climate control including netting • Low Pest prevalence trapping network data for Medfly in Pemberton and Manjimup

She also discussed how funding could be utilised to best serve the industry.

• Maturity Testing and Standards

The program then progressed with Nardia Stacy’s report on process of how projects were assessed and awarded. She made mention 2015–20 Strategic Plan’s vision, missions and objectives to increase the industry’s profitability, sustainability, fruit quality and consumption of fruit to market. Also for Pomewest to provide leadership, unity and purpose for growers.

It was also explained that the budget was managed for projects and administration from the income of the general account.

The separate biosecurity account was set up to provide funding for identified pest and disease risk management. Both accounts make-up the total collection of FFS for pome fruit. No other commodity contributes to Pome owned projects unless there is a joint funding agreement in place.

• Communications

• Promotions • Biosecurity engagement with government, other agencies and other commodities.

New projects under current consideration for 2016–17 were then considered by industry including: • Opening Access to markets including Japan by utilising data from medfly trapping including external funding applications • Social Media approach to building consumption for WA apples • Drones — how they can improve orchard practice • Improving storage • Study Tours

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• Continuing to explore water use efficiencies Dialogue was encouraged throughout the presentation, and growers took the opportunity to voice their concerns on the value of certain projects and well as their support on others. Some worth mentioning are :

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1. Many are keen to have a better understanding the benefit to industry resulting from the variety commercialisation project 2. Support a commitment to engage in social media to promote WA fruit 3. General consensus for overwhelming support of maturity legislation 4. Concern surrounding accessing HIAL funding collected via National Levies — how we can get more support for WA based initiatives.

All points were taken by the Committee on notice for consideration.

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As part of a final assessment of the success of the roadshow, each group were asked at the end of the evening for feedback. It was generally indicated by most that they were in favour of the concept. It was agreed that it enabled our members to unite in healthy and useful conversation about industry matters within a more relaxed format.

On behalf of the Committee, we thank the growers who attended for their time to support this event.

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1. Libby Carruthers, Tony Arena, Mario Casotti and Joe Giglia.

2. Susie Murphy White, Harvey Giblett and Nardia Stacy.

3. Ann Lyster and Ingrid Smith.

4. Ben Scaravilli and Sebastian Fiolo.

5. Bruno Delsimone and Steve Guiladucci.

6. Murray Collins and Tim Lyster.

7. Alex Alban, Dean Baker and Vic Grozotis.

8. Carmel Fontanini.

9. Trevor Fontani and Maurie Lyster.

10. The Manjimup dinner.

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Fruit size is important for profits in pome fruit orchards

BY SUSIE MURPHY WHITE PROJECT MANAGER, POMEWEST

They say…. “It’s all about the right size fruit at the right time to the right market to achieve that premium price”.

This year a group of growers in Donnybrook, Manjimup and Pemberton have been monitoring their fruit growth to ensure their fruit reaches the desired size.

It all starts at 40 days after full bloom when the first measurements are taken, four trees are selected and five fruit on each tree are tagged and monitored weekly over the growing season. The growth rate from these measurements can be used to predict the final fruit size. Improvements to the growing conditions can be made during the season to increase the size or slow the growth by changing; • thinning strategies; • irrigation and nutrition strategies; or • use of growth and maturity regulators.

Variable responses to chemical thinning can mean that the crop load may need to be hand thinned more to ensure that the fruit achieves the desired size. When monitoring the fruit growth rate against the fruit size target lines, the point when fruit growth declines can be easily

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identified and rectified with hand thinning during the growing season or adjustments to nutrition and irrigation.

CALLIPERS were used to record fruit diameter in millimetres. Five apples selected from four trees, an average diameter is recorded for each variety.

This year the Pomewest funded project Adoption of New Technologies supported growers to collect their fruit size data on three blocks of pome fruits.

2017 apple crop

Varieties of pome fruit monitored this season included Pink LadyTM (inclusive of all Cripps Pink strains), Gala (inclusive of all Gala strains), Fuji, Granny Smith, Kanzi, Jazz and Packham Pears.

Monthly visits to orchards started with randomly selecting fruit to be monitored.

The most meaningful dataset was achieved when the fruit were monitored on a weekly basis by the grower. After each visit the growers collecting data receive a fruit size graph where they can compare their fruit sizes. These average fruit sizes have been uploaded into the OrchardNetTM data base, building a good dataset for WA growers to compare their fruit growth rates against the WA and Australian averages for each variety.

OrchardNetTM is an online orchard benchmarking database available to all pome fruit growers across Australia (www.hortwatch.com/orchardnet).

The same growers participated in the National Pome Fruit Industry project estimating the crop size. From the grower estimates and the fruit size data collected until the first week of February the following predications can be made about the WA apple harvest.

Gala (inclusive of all Gala strains) The average Gala apple monitored was tracking above the Australian average of 58mm with most growers estimating the gala crop yield to be down. Indicating we are going to have good sized apples here in WA although the size of the crop might be slightly less (see Figure 1).

Pink LadyTM (inclusive of all Cripps Pink strains) The WA Pink Lady’s are on target for a 186g (73.6mm) apple with the average fruit size of 40mm as of the first week of February. Most growers have estimated higher Pink Lady yields this year (see Figure 2).

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FIGURE 2 Pink Lady fruit size, each symbol represents an orchard block TM

FIGURE 4 Fuji fruit size, each symbol represents an orchard block

Granny Smith As of the first week of February, Granny Smith apples were above the Australian average of 53mm (see Figure 3). For a target weight of 180g, WA apples are just below the required diameter. If you’re aiming for smaller fruit at 164g WA apples are above the target line. Grower estimates indicate that the crop yield is up from last year.

Fuji Fuji crop yield estimate appears to be up for most. Size appears to be smaller than average. For a target weight of 200g (76.5mm) all but one block was below 60mm diameter required at 100 days after full bloom (see Figure 4).

Building a fruit size dataset for your own orchard will give you the most value as you compare against previous seasons and know when improvements to the growing conditions gives you the most benefit in your own orchard.

Thank you to all growers who have participated in the project this year it looks like WA are in for a really positive season with good yields with good sized fruit, that will meet market specifications.

MORE INFORMATION For more information contact Susie Murphy White at Pomewest on Susan.Murphy-White@ agric.wa.gov.au or (08) 9777 0151.

LUCY Fontanini using callipers to measure apple fruit size in Manjimup.

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Future Orchards Walk — Pemberton

BY SUSIE MURPHY WHITE PROJECT MANAGER, POMEWEST

The Autumn 2017 Future Orchards walk was held on Monday 20 March at Michael, Kaye and Matt Foxes of 177 Fox Road Pemberton.

APAL’s special international guest Dale Goldy, Assistant General Manager of Stemlit USA along with AgFirst’s Craig Hornblow presented. Dale specialises in orchard production and particularly improving young tree development from growing the nursery tree through to ensuring the orchard reaches full production as early and efficiently as possible.

Dale’s presentation ‘Young tree development, brand promise and profitability’ explored how to efficiently fill space and produce high quality fruit on balanced trees at a profit. Too often we are producing new varieties on highly vigorous young trees and trying to go to the market with the worst fruit the orchard will ever produce.

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Dale shared his ideas to help growers cut the number of years that the young tree is producing poor quality fruit and how to maximise high volume, efficient production.

Thank you to all of the growers who attended and we look forward to hosting the next walk and discussion.

MORE INFORMATION Contact Susie Murphy White on 0429 413 420 or email susiemurphywhite@gmail.com

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a year round hazard We all know that during summer we need to cover up so we don’t get sunburnt. Even for those of us who tan, too much sun can make our skin dry out and lead to skin cancer. But what some people are not aware of is that in Western Australia, sun protection is needed for most of the year.

Skin damage, like burning or tanning, is caused by ultraviolet (UV) radiation which cannot be seen or felt and it can lead to cancer. The heat we feel is caused by infrared radiation, and even though both types of radiation come from the sun, they are not delivered in equal proportions. This means there are times when it can be cool, but the UV is still high enough to cause serious damage to your skin, and other times when it is still feels hot, but the UV level is low enough so as not to cause as much or in some cases, any damage.

THE UV Index put a numeric value to the strength and risk of the UV level.

So if I can’t see it, or feel it, and using the temperature as a guide isn’t going to work, then how am I supposed to know when sun protection is required?

The UV Index:

11+ EXTREME 8-10 VERY HIGH 6-7 HIGH 3-5 MODERATE 1-2 LOW Extra protection.

Extra protection.

Protection required.

Protection required.

No protection required.

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Not knowing the level of UV is a problem when it comes to sun protection. If people don’t know the UV level is high, then they are not going to take the

measures required to reduce their risk of skin cancer. This is one reason why the World Health Organization created the UV Index, and it is encouraged by Cancer Council WA. The UV Index put a numeric value to the strength and risk of the UV level.

Each numeric value has a danger category associated with it, to give an understanding of the current UV risk.

There is no upper limit to the UV Index, with UV level reaching 11 or higher considered to be extreme.

For the general public, the advice is that when the UV level reaches 3, sun protection is required. However for people who work outdoors for most of the day, it is recommended that some form of sun protection is used even at UV levels 1 and 2 due to the accumulative nature of UV exposure.

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Certainly when the levels reach high, very high or extreme, you want to employ multiple sun protection measures, such as a long sleeved shirt plus a hat plus sunscreen plus shade.

These levels are really too high to continue working outdoors without robust protection. Even during winter in Perth the UV level can be high enough to warrant sun protection.

MORE INFORMATION The UV forecast and live UV readings for all of Australia can be found at www.myuv.com. au or on the free SunSmart app. You can also find more information about sun protection and reducing your risk of skin cancer at the Cancer Council website www.cancerwa.asn.au, or you can also call us on 13 11 20 or email us at sunsmart@cancerwa.asn.au.

UNDERSTANDING the UV Index and using protection when outdoors can dramatically reduce your lifetime risk of skin cancer.

There’s more to sun protection than sunscreen.

Protect yourself in ďŹ ve ways: Slip on sun protective clothing

Slop on SPF30+ sunscreen

Slap on a broad-brimmed hat

Seek shade

Slide on wrap-around sunglasses

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BY ANNABEL HUTCH GROWCOM

The Australian Parliament passed the 15% tax on all working holiday makers (WHM) late last year.

Tax rates changed from 1 January for WHM who are in Australia on either a: • Working holiday makers visa (417) • Work and holiday makers visa (462) or • Bridging visa permitting the individual to work in Australia in relation to an application for either a 417 or 462 visa.

The Australian Tax Office (ATO) presented information about the administration of these new tax rates during a teleconference in January.

Registered growers who employ a working holiday maker in Australia on a 417 or 462 visa must now withhold 15% from every dollar earned up to $37,000. Beyond that figure, the foreign resident tax rate applies.

(The $37,000 limit applies only to a grower’s own workplace — employers do not need to check and keep a tally of what additional money a working holiday maker makes in other jobs.)

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Employers who currently have working holiday makers on their books should have already registered with the ATO by the 31 January deadline to withhold at the working holiday maker tax rate. However, those growers who won’t have working holiday workers until later in the year can register their business then on the ATO website: www.ato.gov.au/twhm/. Take a screenshot to record the transaction. The registration will eventually be acknowledged on a business’s ATO profile.

The new 15% tax rate overrides the residency status details ticked on the TFN form. Current employees are not required to fill out a new TFN. When new employees apply for a TFN they will receive a note from the ATO that they are a working holiday maker, where applicable, and should then inform their employer.

The PAYG summary issued to employees will eventually display an Indicator H to show that the employee is a working holiday maker.

Those growers who are currently employing working holiday makers will need to issue two payment summaries (with different rates) this year — one for the period 1 July 2016 to 31 December 2016 and a second for any period from 1 January 2017 to 30 June 2017.

To do this, growers may need to ‘terminate’ their workforce on their payroll system and reinstate them under a new record. It may be that with some payroll software the new tax rate will have to be applied as a manual override of the default tax rate. This may also cause issues for the annual summary provided to the ATO. Please contact your payroll software provider for more advice.

The ATO has recognised that two different tax rates in one year have created more work. It plans to release posters to be displayed in workplaces which highlight what employees and employers must do to secure the new tax rate.

Growcom’s Workplace Essentials Seminars 2016–17 will include discussion of the administration of the new backpacker tax rate while also highlighting how a farm business can achieve Fair Work compliance and implement strategies for managing employment risks.

Half day seminars are being run at a range of locations throughout Queensland in February and March.

MORE INFORMATION For more information about a seminar near you, visit: www.growcom.com.au/events/

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Paddocks and aquifers are already benefiting from the lead waters, which broke through to coastal farming townships early last month and growers are preparing for a bumper planting season.

Agsafe’s product stewardship schemes, ChemClear and drumMUSTER are industryled programs working towards reducing waste on properties, by helping farmers keep their land clear of unregistered chemicals to ensure the health and safety of farm workers, families and the environment.

For farmers, early indications of prolific growing conditions mean extra steps to control persistent weeds, while pest larvae, mould and diseases are set to get even more active.

Agvet suppliers are expected to see a surge in chemical sales as growers battle with weeds and pests responding to ideal, moist growing conditions.

Agsafe consultant, Graeme Passmore, said farmers who were serious about a sustainable future put systems in place for every aspect of their business, including waste management.

“These same farmers have systems that meet high standards and are sympathetic to the environment,” he said.

drumMUSTER program manager, Allan McGann, said chemical users needed to be especially vigilant about disposal of agvet chemicals at such a busy time for growers.

“Even through busy periods during the year growers need to be aware of the requirements for safe and effective disposal of their used chemicals and containers,” Mr McGann said.

“It is important to remember that the QA programs, such as Freshcare, require growers to meet waste management standards and that includes chemical and container disposal.

“It is also just good farm practice, which ensures your family and employees stay safe”.

Property owners can register unwanted agvet products in preparation for statewide collections which take place every two years.

Chemical containers displaying the drumMUSTER logo are eligible for free collection and known as Group 1 chemicals.

Agvet chemicals without the logo or are unlabeled, expired, mixed or from nonparticipating manufacturers, are designated Group 2 products, incurring a fee per lt/kg for disposal.

A quote is provided when booking Group 2 chemicals for collection.

Empty, clean containers displaying the drumMUSTER logo are eligible for free recycling and Agsafe recommends growers purchase their agvet chemicals from suppliers who stock products with the logo on the chemical label.

Plastic from the containers is recycled into useful products such as fence posts, drainage pipes, wheelie bins and construction supplies.

MORE INFORMATION Register now online at www.chemclear.org.au or phone 1800 008 182. Find out your closest drumMUSTER collection site by visiting www.drummuster.org.au or by phoning 1800 008 707.

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Succession planning IN the past, sons and daughters often joined the family business, but this is less common today.

Knowing the right time, and the right way, to leave your business

Most business owners who’ve worked hard to establish their business, want to see it continue to thrive after they leave.

If the business is owned by more than one person, agreements should be put in place, setting out the process and valuation method in the event that one owner wants to sell, when the other does not.

A succession plan, or exit strategy, determines the best way to leave a business, whether that’s by sale, passing it onto other family members, introducing new management, or simply reducing your role in the business.

It may also be important to consider insurance to fund a buy-out by one of the owners in the event of death or incapacity of the other.

Succession planning should start early in the life of a business with first considerations being: • the most appropriate business structure to use: and • an appropriate business name that can be sold with the business; consider the repercussions of using your personal name as the business name.

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As the business grows, consider: • ensuring that it is professionally run and doesn’t rely on just one, or only a few, key people; • the value of the business; • the taxation obligations on a transfer of ownership including capital gains tax and transfer duty; and • your obligations to employees.

It’s estimated that around 70% of all businesses in Australia are family-owned businesses, with the wealth of the sector estimated at $4.3 trillion.

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According to Family Business Australia (FBA), two-thirds of current family CEOs are aged 50 years or over, and nearly 20% are 65 years and older. 81% of owners intend to retire in the next ten years but only 33% consider themselves exit or succession ready. (www.fambiz.org.au) In the past, sons and daughters often joined the family business, but this is less common today.

When a succession plan includes passing the business onto family members, it’s a good idea to evaluate whether formal managerial or other training is required.

When inducting a son or daughter into the business, having them spend time working in different areas of the business is beneficial, including a trial at the helm while the owner is on holidays, or away from the business.

If the plan is to sell the business, it may pay to look internally for a buyer. An employee, supplier or even a competitor could be interested in purchasing the business.

Generally, buyers are looking for a healthy financial background and strong forecasts, along with an ability to operate the business with clearly documented processes that do not rely on the previous owner’s expertise.

Closing or selling a business that has employees carries obligations to pay entitlements including accrued annual or long-service leave.

It’s necessary to notify staff about termination of their employment or changes in their employment arrangements with notice periods and/ or payment in lieu determined by the age of the employee and the nature of their employment.

The time of selling is very important. If the business is located in leased commercial premises, it will be necessary to consider the obligations of the lease.

Vacating premises before the term of the lease expires can be costly if it involves breaking a lease contract. Ideally, the lease should be current at the time of sale, and assigned to the new business owner.

The implications of any capital gains tax, and what to do with the proceeds, (for example making additional superannuation contributions) are also considerations that need to be explored prior to the decision to sell.

MORE INFORMATION The Small Business Development Corporation (SBDC) provides free, confidential advice and guidance on succession planning, preparing to sell your business and all aspects of running a business. To speak directly with an experienced business adviser call 13 12 49, visit the SBDC at Level 2, 140 William Street, Perth or learn more at: www.smallbusiness.wa.gov.au

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Call for piloteers

— shape what gets measured, and what gets managed

BY BRYN EDWARDS BENCHMARK LEAD, VEGETABLESWA

vegetablesWA are currently in the process of developing a benchmarking facility for all growers to benefit from. This is in response to the current competitive environment of ever increasing operating costs and tight margins, as well as looking to the future to support the decision making of all growers with robust data to draw from.

vegetablesWA are looking for growers to get involved with a benchmarking pilot to ensure the initiative hits the target and adds value to all growers and the industry as a whole.

Benchmarking is a globally recognised business and industry practise but one that is not in place in vegetable production in Australia. In essence, benchmarking is simply comparing individual consumption and performance metrics to the wider industry norms and trends.

In this way, it is possible to identify very quickly the specific target areas that an individual grower can focus on to gain efficiencies and save costs. It also has the potential to strengthen the industry here in WA as a whole.

“To make this really relevant and useful for all growers, it’s best if the direction comes from the growers themselves — after all none knows their business better”, says Bryn Edwards the vegetablesWA Benchmarking Lead.

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“We can measure and benchmark anything from use and efficiency of fertiliser, water and pesticides to the equipment maintenance cycles and diesel consumption but I really want to know what’s on the minds of the growers, where they feel the pinch and where they see the greatest benefits coming from”.

Participation in the pilot will be fully supported and is not intended to be time consuming, if anything participation will provide a great opportunity to consider your business at a different level to the everyday.

MORE INFORMATION If you want to get involved or have any questions please contact Bryn Edwards, Benchmarking Lead, at (08) 9481 0834 or email bryn.edwards@vegetableswa.com.au

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Lifting industry standards

in relation to vulnerable workers Queensland’s peak horticulture body Growcom, has been successful in obtaining funding through the Fair Work Ombudsman’s Community Engagement Grants Program (CEGP) which targets vulnerable workers.

Unfortunately for the horticulture industry’s national reputation there have been many well publicised examples of workers being mistreated in the horticulture industry.

The seasonal nature of the industry and a transitory workforce increase the vulnerability of our workers to exploitation despite many growers operating ethically.

Growcom, along with many other industry representative bodies, is keen to show leadership in this area and ensure growers across Australia are completely across their obligations.

Labour is the single biggest cost for most growers so shonky operators who treat their workers poorly can significantly undercut the many growers or labour providers doing the right thing, and push prices down.

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Our industry employs large numbers of working holiday makers and people from non-English speaking backgrounds who tend not to engage with employee support services. By targeting employers rather than the workers themselves we are hoping to see a significant improvement in the treatment of these workers across the industry.

The funding will enable us to roll out our workplace relations Best Management Practice module (Hort360) nationally to provide growers with one-on-one risk assessments of their current practices.

Using data generated by this process, Growcom will develop targeted workshops dealing with specific areas of non-compliance or concern, improving employment standards across the industry.

In conjunction with the Hort360 program, Growcom will be partnering with the on-farm assurance program, Freshcare, to develop an ethical treatment of workers certification to enable growers to demonstrate (through a third party audit) they are meeting best practice standards.

It is our objective to engage with the supply chain to gain recognition of this certification rather than using overseas systems that are less relevant in the Australian context and just add another compliance burden on to growers.

A long-term objective of this program is to facilitate growers to undertake formal training in human resources (HR) to build a ‘beyond compliance’ culture within the industry.

At a policy level we are also keen to explore options for working more closely with the Labour Hire industry and have participated in national discussions concerning a labour hire certification program with other industry players such as the National Farmers’ Federation.

As an organisation we are very excited to have the opportunity to be part of the solution to this significant issue and ensure that all our growers do the right thing by their workers and boosting the reputation of the industry for the benefit of all.

MORE INFORMATION Contact Growcom on (07) 3620 3844 or email growcom@growcom.com.au

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National Reference Committee meet in Toowoomba

BY CLAIRE MCCLELLAND MARKET DEVELOPMENT MANAGER, HORTICULTUREWA

Growers from around Australia came together for a two day meeting in Toowoomba to start the Horticulture Innovation funded project VG15074 — Export Development of Australian Vegetables to Japan.

ROUNDTABLE discussion by Committee on their experiences with exporting.

This project builds on the commercial success of the Horticulture Innovation Australia funded project Market Analysis and Strategy — Broccoli to Japan (VG13048) which resulted in the resumption of Australia’s broccoli exports to Japan after a nine-year absence.

Opportunities exist to expand Australia’s vegetable exports to Japan due to a range of factors which were identified through the Broccoli to Japan project, they include declining supply and quality of vegetables

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from our key competitors, falling exchange rates, removal of tariffs through JAEPA, increased market access, and a growing focus by export ready vegetable growers to expand their businesses through exporting.

WELLCAMP Airport — tour of airfreight facilities.

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The project will undertake the following key activities:

The committee is made up of seven growers and three industry experts, including:

• Consumer research

• Michael Coote (AUSVEG)

• Competitor analysis

• Claire McClelland (vegetablesWA)

• Supply chain analysis case studies

• Jodie Campbell (DAF)

• Product opportunities

• Jim Trandos (Trandos Farms)

• Collaborative exporting

• Ryan Densley (Mulgowie Farms)

• In and out bound missions

• Kees Versteeg (Qualipac)

• Trade partnerships

• Nick Paterniti (Odeum Farms)

• Development and implementation of an export strategy.

• James Terry (Momack)

A Reference Committee made up of growers and industry experts from around Australia has been formed to ensure a commercial focus and integrated national approach.

• David Moon (Moonrocks).

• Brad Ipsen (Twin Lakes) During day one, presentations were delivered to the committee on Japan’s top vegetable imports, consumer research methodology and timelines, communication plan, the DAF and Horticulture Innovation funded Serviced Supply Chains: Monitoring and modelling to improve the quality of Australian fresh produce into Asian markets and a case study on collaborative exporting by citrus growers.

On day two the committee visited Wellcamp Airport and were briefed on the airfreight facilities and then went to Gatton for a round table discussion by the growers about their experiences with exporting both to Japan and other markets.

The next stage of the project will see the delivery of in-market research focusing on identifying Japanese consumers’ purchase drivers when buying imported vegetables and Australian products.

MORE INFORMATION Contact Claire McClelland on 0477 477 044 or email claire.mcclelland@vegetableswa.com.au

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HARLEY is a large blocky field capsicum for planting in the Warlock segment. The fruit have a large deep blocky shape, and with good size and depth maintained in later sets. HARLEY has a more compact plant type whilst maintaining good leaf cover under pressure conditions.

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CURRENTLY carrots, onions and potatoes are the three Australian vegetable products dominating the export markets.

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Vegetable Industry Export Strategy 2020

BY DIMI KYRIAKOU AUSVEG

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Given this, AUSVEG in conjunction with Horticulture Innovation Australia (Hort Innovation) has developed a comprehensive export market development strategy, with the aim of assisting more growers, and the industry as a whole, to have success in overseas markets.

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The Australian vegetable export market is one that has the capacity for huge growth.

Realistically, Australian growers could increase vegetable exports to $330 million within four years, and double exports within 10 years.

As it stands currently, carrots, onions and potatoes are the three Australian vegetable products dominating the export markets.

South-east and north Asia are currently the biggest and second biggest markets for Australian exports respectively.

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Australia’s overall vegetable exports are currently lower than the industry’s potential, with many growers not taking full advantage of the opportunities that exporting can provide.

Over the past two decades, a number of competitor countries have experienced considerable growth in the export of a range of different vegetable products.

However, Australian vegetable exports in 2015 were tracking at approximately the same value and volume that they were in 1998, albeit with considerable fluctuations in line with currency movements. The last 20 years of vegetable exports (by both volume and value) are outlined in Figure 1.

Development of the strategy was funded

by Hort Innovation using levies from the vegetable, potato and onion industries.

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Published in December 2016, the strategy was funded by Horticulture Innovation Australia and prepared by experienced consultants McKinna et al.

Tiahn Wright reports.

Australian exports: Current outlook

The strategy looks at export market potential for different vegetable categories, as well as assessing the value in particular markets. Through the use of specifically-developed tools, the strategy has created a series of targets for the export industry to achieve by the year 2020. Increasing total exports by 40%, enhancing product innovation to access niche opportunities and increasing market access are just some of the benefits the industry can hope to experience from the implementation of the export strategy.

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AUSVEG has recently been involved in the development of the Vegetable Industry Export Strategy 2020, which outlines a range of methods to assist the industry to increase Australia’s vegetable exports by 40% within four years and ensure Australia cements its place in the international vegetable export industry.

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FIGURE 1 20 year vegetable exports by product Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics

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The Middle East is a rapidly growing market while Europe is trailing quite far behind, with distance and high cost structures impacting Australia’s ability to be competitive in most categories.

Having the opportunity to export vegetable produce means less reliance on the domestic market in Australia, as well as less pressure to participate in no- or lowmargin retail price promotions.

There are a rising number of middle and upper-middle class consumers in both Asian and Middle Eastern markets, with most Asian markets featuring a large cohort of young consumers. A shift in shopping habits has resulted in an increased demand for safe, traceable food from a reliable and sustainable source, as well as premium, packaged and convenient vegetable products. There is also an increasing trend towards greater consumption of western style foods in higher-end food service outlets within these regions.

A limitation to vegetable exporting is that, aside from the onion and sweetpotato industries, the vegetable industry does not have a marketing levy. Due to this limitation, aspects of exporting such as advertising, in-store promotion and other publicity are not covered under the National Vegetable Levy.

Industry consultation showed that despite the market showing limited growth over the last 25 years, most are optimistic about the scale of opportunity that exporting presents. Those who currently trade in overseas markets have received positive signals about future export potential, and many industry members believe that Asia’s export markets hold incredible potential for Australian growers, especially niche markets where consumers are willing to pay a higher price for a premium product.

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THERE are a rising number of middle and upper-middle class consumers in both Asian and Middle Eastern markets.

Australia’s reputation for quality produce and the growing demand for our produce in specific overseas markets shows that exporting is both a logical and highly valuable step for Australian growers to consider.

The inability to fund marketing activities can compromise the efforts of Australian vegetable growers to build long-term export markets, as it inhibits the funding of promotional activities that can drive increased demand. A vegetable industry marketing levy could be investigated to alleviate this issue.

The Vegetable Industry Export Strategy 2020 outlines a range of objectives to achieve the targeted growth in exports, as well as building industry capability to ensure long-term industry success in foreign markets:

Export goals

• To establish an export culture within the vegetable industry.

Australia’s reputation as a producer of high quality, reliable vegetables, combined with our geographical advantage to access Asian markets, means that we are incredibly well-placed in terms of breaking further into export markets. Assessing demographic trends and particular aspects of consumer and lifestyle preferences could help to determine not only where the industry would benefit most from exporting to, but also the reasons these particular markets would benefit from importing Australian vegetables.

• To grow vegetable exports to AUD$315 million by 2020 — a 40% increase.

• To build the export skill sets of Australian growers.

• To build Australia’s reputation within our core target markets as being a long-term, customer-loyal supplier of quality products with integrity.

• To position Australia as a leader in premium, differentiated products that deliver customer and consumer value (based on a clear understanding of market requirements).

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• To support exporters to establish business models appropriate to their situation, which deliver the business systems, critical mass and continuity required for export success.

• To ensure that vegetable exporting businesses are informed with quality market intelligence and customer insights.

What’s stopping us from getting there?

There are a variety of factors which impact Australia’s ability to capture the full benefits that export markets provide.

The Australian vegetable industry needs to make the cultural transition from being short-term, opportunistic traders of commodities, to long-term marketers of differentiated products, customised to highly targeted market needs.

In most categories, Australian growers cannot afford to compete head-to-head on price. They must pursue niche markets through a value proposition based on non-price factors that will justify premium pricing. These factors include quality, safety, seasonality, service levels or other differentiators; however there is currently a lack of product development to produce the products desired by these markets.

There are a variety of overriding issues that come into play when exporting vegetables from Australia. The strategy was devised to respond to the following issues, which are limiting Australia’s performance in export markets: • The need to drive exports to relieve price pressure on the domestic market • Australia’s lack of global price competitiveness in many categories • The need to develop differentiated products in order to compete on nonprice factors

• The importance of communicating consistent and focused brand messaging about Australian vegetables at both the producer and industry levels • Fragmentation of resources and mixed messaging from governments and industry bodies.

Strategy for success To develop a successful strategy, a number of assumptions were made about the future of international trade, including: • The AUD will remain in a favourable range of around 70–80 US cents for the next five years. For the majority of vegetables, exports are hugely dependant on, and incredibly sensitive to, exchange rate fluctuations • The demand for safe food will continue to increase, driven by growth in upper and middle class affluence in Asia and the Middle East • Market access will slowly improve as governments need to respond to the growing demand, and market access issues will become increasingly political • The market will expand, and competition will intensify as developing nations improve their vegetable production systems.

Figure 2 outlines the strategy platforms that have been developed to help the vegetable industry achieve the overall aims and future targets.

Each of the seven strategy platforms in Figure 2 will result in activities or projects that will be delivered for the vegetable industry, funded by Hort Innovation.

These include programs such as: • Export readiness training for growers • Inbound and outbound trade missions

• Technical market access remains a barrier to fulfilling a number of market opportunities

• Grower study tours to flagship global food product development and packaging trade shows

• The skill sets, knowledge, experience and culture of prospective exporters

• Increased communication to growers about export-related news, events, market insights and opportunities

• The lack of scale and continuity of supply of individual businesses to service export demand • The lack of timely commercial market intelligence and insights • The need for market research to better understand product and packaging needs and opportunities for each market

• Providing enhanced market insights and market research to ensure that growers have access to relevant, quality and timely market intelligence • Grower workshops on product development idea generation and value-adding involving food technologists, research organisations and suppliers.

Mission To develop a financially sustainable vegetable export sector by equipping industry to produce differentiated products that are customised to the needs of target market segments.

Aspirational aim The Australian vegetable sector is recognised by the global industry as leading marketers of premium, quality, safe, reliable, branded products.

Targets To grow Australian exports by 40% to $315 million by 2020.

1 Create an export culture Create a culture of export excellence across the industry.

2 Drive product differentiation Develop products with a point of difference that will support premium pricing.

3 Devise a compelling brand proposition Devise brand architecture that projects the premium value proposition of Australian vegetables.

4 Build collaborative partnerships Improve effectiveness and efficiency of trade development through a more strategic and collaborative approach.

5 Lift supply chain efficiency Lift supply chain efficiency to improve both quality and landed costs.

6 Explore value-adding opportunities Develop more value-added products to open up new markets and improve competitiveness.

7 Tune in to our markets Ensure exporters have access to commercial market intelligence and insights.

FIGURE 2 Vegetable Industry Export Strategy

Australian growers have competitive advantages in quality, product integrity and safety, seasonality and location. For the industry to achieve export success, growers must compensate for a lack of overall price competitiveness in most categories by marketing innovative products with: • Better quality via the latest genetics and improved production systems • Supply chain improvements that address quality and service levels • Streamlining and shortening supply chains WA Grower AUTUMN 2017

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• Disciplined grading and quality assurance (QA) systems • Packaging that delivers convenience and shelf presence • Branding and labelling that tells the product story in a manner responsive to local cultures and consumer preferences • Product integrity and traceability systems • High customer service levels • More collaboration and strategic alliances that enable smarter business models • Improved skill sets in branding, packaging and marketing • Products that respond more directly to specific consumer needs in each market.

Measuring success The Vegetable Industry Export Strategy 2020 has been developed to assist Australia’s vegetable growers, and the whole industry, to build on recent success to establish the Australian industry as a recognised, reliable export partner.

The Vegetable Industry Export Strategy 2020, and the targets outlined in the strategy itself, will be assessed against a range on Key Performance Indicators (KPIs), throughout the life of the strategy and at its conclusion in 2020.

Furthermore, the export success that individual growers achieve for their own businesses over the coming years will demonstrate real value to those growers from the industry’s investment in growing Australia’s vegetable exports.

Table 1 highlights a number of the headline targets that will define industry success by 2020.

The final word The prospects for Australian vegetable exports are more optimistic than they have been for the last 20 years. Provided the AUD stays below US 80 cents and with the right trade development strategy, there is no reason why Australia could not double its current vegetable exports within 10 years. However, success in this endeavour will require a change in industry culture, moving from the opportunistic concept of trade to one where export is treated as a critical long-term channel to market.

LIFTING supply chain efficiency to improve both quality and landed costs will help grow Australian exports by 40% to $315 million by 2020.

MORE INFORMATION Project number: VG15052 HOW CAN I GET INVOLVED? Vegetable levy paying growers can access the following export development services currently being delivered by AUSVEG. Growers not exporting • Export training programs • Export readiness information and resources • Advice and assistance on how to begin exporting.

Growers currently exporting • Trade missions to export markets • Annual Reverse Trade Mission • Connecting with foreign buyers • Advice and assistance on market development and market access.

For further information or to obtain a copy of the Vegetable Industry Export Strategy 2020, contact the AUSVEG Export Development team on (03) 9882 0277, or email export@ausveg. com.au.

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Bright prospects for WA vegetable growers A wrap up of the vegetablesWA Leaders’ Summit

BY REBECCA BLACKMAN FINANCE & COMMUNICATIONS MANAGER, VEGETABLESWA

vegetablesWA announced the release of a detailed study of the export market possibilities for West Australian vegetable growers Finding The Sweet Spot: Growing WA Vegetable Exports at the vegetablesWA Leaders’ Summit in November.

Some encouraging opportunities are unearthed, if you’ll pardon the pun?

Agrifood consultants, Coriolis Research, looked at the prospects for 28 categories of vegetable grown in Western Australia in 38 markets within a workable proximity to WA. In each market the volume and value of imports for each vegetable category (e.g. onions, carrots, capsicum, etc.) were established.

Key questions for WA producers considering entering a particular market with their product are also included in the study.

The research also found a second tier which were labeled opportunistic. These are economies that are modernising with an emerging middle class.

Tim Morris concludes “They import some fresh vegetables but are very price sensitive which often makes it difficult for WA exporters to generate sufficient margin to cover their costs. However, there can be times when seasonal or local shortages present WA producers with a market opportunity.

The problem is that these times often can’t be predicted or planned for.”

MORE INFORMATION For more information from the authors, please contact Tim Morris, (08) 9468 4691 or email tmorris@coriolisresearch.com Additional Coriolis agrifoods reports found at: • www.coriolisresearch.com/reports/Coriolis; • www.agric.wa.gov.au/pathwayscompetitiveness-report; and • www.agric.wa.gov.au/agricultural-exports/ target-market-opportunities-report To receive a copy of the Finding a Sweet Spot report please contact Rebecca Blackman on Rebecca.blackman@vegetableswa.com.au.

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IN each market the volume and value of imports for each vegetable category were established.

Tim Morris, the lead researcher, says, “We then looked at how the market is growing and who the competition is, in terms of the share of the market held by each country shipping that product.”

Coriolis Research Director, Virginia Wilkinson, explained, “There is a detailed analysis of the current situation and the potential for WA suppliers is quantified for every product in every market.”

This research made possible with the support from Grower Group Research and Development (R&D) Grants Program a part of the Agricultural Sciences R&D Fund Royalties for Regions program managed by the Department of Agriculture and Food, Western Australia (DAFWA).

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Find your share of retail growth in the next five years

say they will pay extra for these qualities. In fact three in five of them say they will pay more for products that have ‘sustainably sourced’ credentials.

Utilising the right channels to reach your consumers also matters. Nielsen has been monitoring alternate and emerging channels that provide manufacturers with alternate growth opportunities. While Coles and Woolworths bricks and mortar stores will remain core — discounters and online will account for over $7 billion of market growth in the next five years.

Winning fresh produce* into grocery baskets has a multiplier effect for retailers that makes the performance of the fresh section important.

BY SARAH MCKEE ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR, RETAIL, NIELSEN

Retail growth today and tomorrow will come from very different ways than it has in the past as the consumer and retail landscape changes (see Figure 1).

The baby boomers are todays big retail story.

But five years from today it is the millennials that will be driving the fastest share of retail growth — they will account for 57% of the retail growth. In doing so they will control $1 in $8 in retail grocery spending up from just $1 in $14 today.

About a third of baby boomers say that will pay a little extra for products with stronger health attributes. This pales however to the millennials — a generation where over half

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When it comes to format, time poor shoppers are turning to pre-packed vegetables. As the need for convenience increases so too has the proportion of vegetables sold in this format, with just over $4 in $10 spent on vegetables now going to a pre-packed offering.

Celery has successfully used this format to reengage shoppers by attracting new buyers and increasing the frequency of purchase, with the large majority of the value growth in the year to September 2016 coming from pre-packed celery.

With the consumer and retail landscape set to change over the next five years it provides opportunities to achieve growth when we look in the right places. *

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Those householders that buy fresh in stores tend to spend three times as much and with three times as many items in a single shopping trip.

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MORE INFORMATION For more information contact Nielsen: Sarah Mckee sarah.mckee@nielsen.com or phone (02) 8873 7000

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IN five years from today the millennial generation will be driving the fastest share of retail growth — they will account for 57%.

JUST over $4 in $10 is spent on pre-packed vegetables.

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THE millennial generation: three in five of them say they will pay more for products that have ‘sustainably sourced’ credentials.

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Nielsen Fresh Facts

Aussies crazy for cauliflower Whether it is steamed, roasted, curried or cheesy-baked — Australians are big fans of the humble, yet versatile, cauliflower.

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In 2016, dollar sales for cauliflower increased by 12% on the previous year — and while this was partly driven by higher prices — consumption also continued to grow at a steady pace, with volume sales up by 2% on 2015.

Cauliflower can be found in the fridge of six in 10 Australian homes; it is purchased five times per year on average, with shoppers spending around $3 each time.

Western Australians are particularly fond of cauliflower, with more than seven in 10 households purchasing it every year — higher than any other state.

When cauliflower is in the basket, shoppers are most likely to pair it with its cruciferous cousin, broccoli; but not necessarily the other way around.

Broccoli is purchased by almost eight in 10 households and bought 10 times a year — twice the frequency of cauliflower.

Leveraging broccoli’s popularity with recipe ideas that also include cauliflower could potentially drive further growth.

Promoting cauliflower’s low fat, low calorie and low carb properties and its ‘superfood’ fame is another avenue to attract new buyers into the market and encourage existing buyers to purchase more per shopping occasion. Think recipes that use cauliflower as the star ingredient in healthier meal alternatives including cauliflower rice, cauliflower pizza, cauliflower mash, even cauliflower brownies.

MORE INFORMATION Contact Nielsen, Sarah McKee (Associate Director, Retail) on 0414 671 417 or email sarah.mckee@nielsen.com

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CAULIFLOWER’S low fat, low calorie and low carb properties and its ‘superfood’ fame is another avenue to attract new buyers into the market and encourage existing buyers to purchase more per shopping occasion.

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Western Australia’s

Agrifood, Fibre, Fisheries and Forestry Industries The Western Australia’s Agrifood, Fibre, Fisheries and Forestry Industries 2016 (WAAFFFI) booklet is the Western Australian Government’s key publication for consistent statistics about the state’s agrifood, fibre, fisheries and forestry industries.

Western Australia’s agrifood, fibre, fisheries and forestry industries are providers of world-class, premium, safe products and are well positioned to take advantage of growing global food demand by building on their competitive strengths.

Horticulture • Western Australia produces premium high-quality horticultural produce that is: −− counter-seasonal to the northern hemisphere −− adopting new production and postharvest handling technologies −− generating new varieties and value adding opportunities.

• The growing Asian middle class is demanding greater quantities of Western Australian horticultural produce. This demand is expected to increase into the future.

• Irrigated agriculture presents a significant opportunity for growth for the Western Australian agricultural sector. DAFWA is leading work to capitalise on this opportunity by focusing on growth and development in the north of the state and security of land, water use and intensification in the south.

Vegetables • Vegetables had an estimated production value of $293 million in 2014–15.

• Carrots are the largest horticultural export industry with an estimated export value of $60 million. Sixty per cent of Western Australia’s carrot production is exported to 15 countries and Western Australian exports comprise 84% of Australia’s carrot exports by value.

• Western Australia’s truffles have a strong reputation for quality. The industry produces about 6.6 tonnes of truffles annually with an estimated farm gate value of $7 million. About 75% of Australia’s truffles are from Western Australia with 95% of the state’s production from Manjimup. In 2015, four tonnes of Western Australia’s truffles were exported.

• The estimated total value-added contribution of horticulture to the Western Australian economy is about $1.6 billion.

• The estimated production value from Western Australia horticulture in 2014–15 was $702 million, and $158 million worth of horticulture products were exported. Thirty-seven per cent of exports were processed products, including vegetable and fruit juices and wine.

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• Strawberries had an export value of Saudi Arabia (mainland) $22China million.

Exports constitute 68% of UnitedWestern Kingdom the total fruit exports from Malaysia Australia. Eighty-seven per cent of Hong Kong Australia’s export strawberries come United States of America from Western Australia.

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product. Thirteen per cent of production is exported mainly to China, the United Kingdom, the USA, Singapore, Hong Kong and Canada. The industry also supports a thriving domestic wine and food tourism industry.

• Wine exports surged in 2014–15, valued at $39 million (see Figure 2). This was driven by bulk wine exports into China.

• Other horticulture is primarily floriculture, which has seen an increased value in exports as a result of the introduction of newer varieties that command a higher price, particularly in Japan. DAFWA and private breeders were integral in breeding many of the new varieties of flowers.

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Rầy khoai tây cà chua Ngoài ra quí vị cũng có thể gọi đến dịch vụ thông tin sâu bệnh hại theo số 1800 084 881.

Lưu ý An ninh sinh học Hảy tuân thủ các biện pháp vệ sinh trang trại và an ninh sinh học để ngăn ngừa sự xâm nhập, cư trú và lây lan của sâu bệnh hại:

• Kiểm tra cây giống nhập về không mang sâu bệnh và không cho cây bị nhiểm vào trang trại.

Loài rầy khoai tây cà chua (Bactericera cockerelli) là loài sâu hại ngoại lai (từ nước khác vào Úc) gây hại trên cà chua, khoai tây, ớt capsicum, ớt cay, và các loại cây dại họ cà như nightshade làm tổn hại cho sinh trưởng và năng suất cây trồng.

Theo dõi chặt chẽ mọi dấu hiệu sâu hại và báo cáo nếu có nghi ngờ sự tấn công của rầy khoai tây cà chua là hết sức quan trọng.

Loài rầy khoai tây cà chua là gì? Đây là một loài côn trùng chích hút có kích thước rất nhỏ. Loài rầy khoai tây cà chua này trãi qua 3 giai đoạn sinh trưởng – trứng, ấu trùng và thành trùng.

Các con trưởng thành và ấu trùng gây tổn thuơng cây trồng do chích hút bằng phụ bộ miệng.

• Các cá thể trường thành nhìn tương tự như những con rầy mềm nhỏ (aphids) có cánh, dài khoảng 3mm. Cơ thể chúng có màu hơi nâu với những vệt trắng hay hơi vàng trên phần ngực và một băng màu trắng trên phần bụng. Bộ cánh trong suốt và dựng đứng so với cơ thể.

• Các cá thể ấu trùng dài khoảng 2mm, hình bầu dục, mình dẹp giống như một chiếc vảy. Ấu trùng non có màu xanh hơi vàng đến hơi cam với cặp mắt màu đỏ và 3 cặp chân ngắn. Ấu trùng già hơn chuyển sang màu hơi xanh, cơ thể phủ lông và bắt đầu nhìn thấy mầm của đôi cánh.

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• Trứng rầy bé hơn 1mm, dính vào lá cây bằng một chiếc cuống ngắn. Trứng thường nằm mặt dưới lá hoặc dọc theo cuống lá. Trứng mới đẻ có màu trắng, vài giờ sau thì chuyển sang màu vàng cam.

Loài rầy khoai tây cà chua cá thể mang vi khuẩn “Candidatus Liberibacter solanacearum” gây ra bệnh sọc vằn trên củ khoai tây.

Các triệu chứng cần tìm kiếm để phát hiện bị nhiểm rầy Tìm những tổn thương ở mặt dưới lá.

Các dấu hiệu gồm có:

• Các con rầy nhẩy ra khi chạm vào lá.

• Cây bị héo rủ khi rầy xuất hiện nhiều.

• Bìa lá bị vàng và cuốn ngược lên do chất độc trong nước bọt rầy chích vào • Các giọt mật làm lá cây hơi rích và dể bị nhiểm nấm bồ hóng.

• Thường xuyên theo dõi hoa màu để phát hiện dấu hiệu bất thường.

• Báo cáo bất kỳ nghi nghờ sâu bệnh hại cho Bộ Nông nghiệp và lương thực thông qua ứng dụng MyPestGuide Reporter agric.wa.gov.au/mypestguide có trong Google Play hoặc trong App Store hay là email cho chúng tôi cùng với tên họ, địa chỉ và sơ điện thoại di động về info@agric.wa.gov.au. Ngoài ra quí vị cũng có thể gọi đến dịch vụ thông tin sâu bệnh hại (PaDIS) theo số 1800 084 881 • Dịch vụ thông tin sâu bệnh hại (PaDIS) cung cấp tư vấn và dịch vụ nhận dạng dộng thực vật gây hại, cỏ dại và các laoij bệnh hại có ảnh hưởng đến nghành nông nghiệp công nghiệp thực phẩm Tây úc.

Phía trên cùng bên trái: Hãy trình báo côn trùng gây hại cho Bộ biết bằng phần mềm ứng dụng MyPestGuide Reporter.

Giữa: Rầy trưởng thành màu đậm hơn ấu trùng. Ấu trùng dài đến 2mm, hình bầu dục, dẹp và nhìn giống như cái vảy.

• Chết thân cây như một số rối loạn khác trên cà chua khoai tây.

Dưới: Quý vị có thể tìm thấy rầy khoai tây cà chua ở mặt dưới của lá và chúng phát triển theo ba giai đoạn — trứng, ấu trùng và trưởng thành.

Nếu phát hiện hảy báo cáo

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• Cây có lá nhặt hơn.

• Nếu quí vị nghi ngờ phát hiện rầy hảy gởi hình ảnh cho Bộ Nông nghiệp và lương thực thông qua ứng dụng MyPestGuide Reporter agric.wa.gov.au/ mypestguide có trong Google Play hoặc trong App Store hay là email cho chúng tôi cùng với tên họ, địa chỉ và số điện thoại di động về info@agric.wa.gov.au.

Thông tin cập nhật về loài rầy cà chua khoai tây có trong trang internet agric.wa.gov.au

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Chính xác ở thời điểm ngày 1 tháng 3 năm 2017 Tổng quát 1. Rầy cà chua khoai tây (Tomato Potato Psyllid — TPP) là gì?

Rầy cà chua khoai tây (Bactericera cockerelli) là côn trùng gây hại ngoại lai, hút nhựa cây các loại thực vật họ Solanaceae và Convolvulaceae, bao gồm khoai tây, cà chua, cà tím, ớt capsicum, ớt, tamarillos và khoai lang.

Loại rầy này là loài côn trùng tí hon hút nhựa cây, phát triển theo ba giai đoạn – trứng, ấu trùng và trưởng thành. Rầy trưởng thành và ấu trùng khiến cho thực vật bị hư hại bằng phần miệng hút khi chúng hút nhựa.

• Rầy trưởng thành nhìn giống con ve sầu cánh nhỏ, và có kích thước cỡ con rệp, dài khoảng 3mm. Thân rầy màu nâu và trên ngực có vết màu trắng hoặc hơi vàng và ở bụng có một dải màu trắng lớn. Các cánh rầy trong suốt và phủ lên thân giống như mái nhà.

• Ấu trùng dài đến 2mm, hình bầu dục, dẹp và nhìn giống như cái vảy. Ấu trùng non màu vàng xanh cho đến màu cam, cặp mắt màu đỏ và ba cặp chân ngắn. Ấu trùng già hơn màu xanh lục, có lông và có nụ cánh nhìn thấy được.

• Trứng rầy dài chưa tới 1mm và bám vào thực vật bằng một cái cuống ngắn, thẳng. Chúng thường được đẻ ở trên bề mặt dưới của lá hoặc như là một vầng sáng xung quanh cạnh chiếc lá. Khi mới đẻ ra, trứng rầy màu trắng, sau một vài giờ chúng chuyển sang màu vàng cho đến màu cam.

Rầy cà chua khoai tây có thể mang vi khuẩn "Candidatus Liberibacter solanacearum", có liên quan đến bệnh 'sọc vằn nâu' khoai tây.

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2. Những cây hoa màu nào bị rầy ngàcà chua khoai tây (TPP) ảnh hưởng?

TPP là loài côn trùng gây hại đối với các thực vật thuộc họ Solanaceae, bao gồm khoai tây, cà chua, cà tím, ớt capsicum, ớt, tamarillos và một số thực vật họ Convolvulaceae như khoai lang.

Cỏ dại ớt mả, cây tầm bóp, ninh hạ kỷ tử và cây bìm bìm cũng là những thực vật ký chủ của loại côn trùng gây hại này.

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3. Làm thế nào để tôi biết nếu tôi có TPP?

Nếu trồng hoa màu loại ký chủ của TPP, quý vị hãy để ý tìm loài côn trùng này ở các giai đoạn phát triển khác nhau trên bề mặt dưới của lá.

Các dấu hiệu của rầy cà chua khoai tây bao gồm:

• Côn trùng nhảy từ cành lá khi bị quấy động.

• Cây bị héo trầm trọng vì bị một số lượng lớn rầy hút nhựa.

• Mép lá bị vàng và cong lên.

• Lá cây và thân cây bị phủ những hạt trắng giống như đường (do rầy trưởng thành và ấu trùng bài tiết ra) và có thể dẫn đến tình trạng bị muội đen.

• Có kiến có thể là dấu hiệu có những hạt trắng giống như đường này.

• Các dấu hiệu cuống bị chết tương tự như các chứng rối loạn khoai tây và cà chua khác.

Nếu nghi ngờ hoa màu của mình có TPP, xin quý vị hãy trình báo thẳng cho Bộ biết.

Khi trình báo TPP, quý vị sẽ giúp bảo vệ

những nhà trồng trọt khác và ngành trồng trọt tại WA. 4. Tôi có thể làm những gì để ngăn chặn TPP lan ra?

Thực hành các thủ tục an toàn sinh học đúng đắn để ngăn chặn loài côn trùng gây hại và sâu bệnh xâm nhập, phát triển và lan ra. Tại trang mạng An toàn Sinh học Trang trại (Farm Biosecurity) www. farmbiosecurity.com.au có thêm thông tin thêm về an toàn sinh học.

Hãy cảnh giác kiểm tra các dấu hiệu của rầy và trình báo bất kỳ dấu hiệu bất thường nào cho Bộ biết ngay sau khi phát hiện.

Làm theo theo những hướng dẫn trong Thông báo Khu vực Kiểm dịch (Quarantine Area Notice) và Các Câu hỏi Thường Gặp (FAQs) liên quan được phổ biến trên trang mạng www.agric.wa.gov.au/tpp của Bộ Nông nghiệp và Lương thực.

5. Tôi trình báo TPP bằng cách nào?

Quý vị có thể trình báo TPP bằng phần mềm ứng dụng, điện thoại hoặc thư điện tử (email).

Nếu nghi ngờ có rầy cà chua khoai tây, quý vị hãy gửi hình chụp cho Bộ Nông nghiệp và Lương thực, WA bằng phần mềm ứng dụng MyPestGuide Reporter có sẵn từ Google Play hoặc App Store hoặc gửi bằng thư điện tử (email) các hình chụp kèm tên, địa chỉ và số điện thoại di động của quý vị đến info@agric.wa.gov.au.

Hoặc gọi cho Dịch vụ Thông tin Côn trùng gây hại và Sâu bệnh (Pest and Disease Information Service) qua số 1800 084 881.

6. TPP đến từ đâu?

Đây là lần đầu tiên loài côn trùng gây hại này đã bị phát hiện tại Úc. Chúng ta không rõ xuất xứ của chúng. TPP có mặt ở các nước khác như Mỹ, Trung Mỹ và Tân Tây Lan. Chúng có thể lan ra qua việc vận chuyển các nguyên liệu thực vật ký chủ của TPP. Chúng cũng có thể phát tán qua các cách tự nhiên như bay, gió thổi và vận chuyển do con người thực hiện (vận chuyển các nguyên liệu thực vật).

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7. Đã phát hiện được vi khuẩn "Candidatus Liberibacter solanacearum" hay chưa?

Các xét nghiệm vẫn được tiếp tục thực hiện để xác định xem vi khuẩn 'Candidatus Liberibacter solanacearum' có liên quan đến bệnh 'sọc vằn nâu' khoai tây có đã xuất hiện hay chưa. Cho đến nay chưa phát hiện vi khuẩn này trong bất kỳ mẫu xét nghiệm nào hết.

8. Tôi có thể bán rau của tôi hay không?

Vâng.

Điều quan trọng cần lưu ý là Thông báo Khu vực Kiểm dịch hiện được áp dụng với khu vực nội thành, bao gồm Wanneroo về phía bắc, Serpentine-Jarrahdale về phía nam và Mundaring về phía đông. Giấy thông báo này đòi hỏi phải xử lý các thực vật (cây/sản phẩm) ký chủ của TPP trước khi có thể vận chuyển ra ngoài Khu vực Kiểm dịch. Tại trang mạng www.agric. wa.gov.au/tpp có thêm thông tin về Thông báo Khu vực Kiểm dịch.

New South Wales, Victoria, Nam Úc và Queensland đã bắt đầu thực hiện biện pháp kiểm soát vận chuyển đối với các thực vật ký chủ của TPP thuộc họ Solanaceae hoặc Convovulaceae sản xuất tại Tây Úc. Các nhà xuất khẩu nên liên lạc với Nhân viên Phụ trách Xuất khẩu (Exports Officer) của Kiểm dịch WA (Quarantine WA) (Đt 9334 1800 hoặc thư điện tử (email) qa@agric.wa.gov.au) để xác minh các yêu cầu xuất khẩu.

Xử lý & Quản lý 9. Tôi có thể sử dụng những thuốc xịt nào với TPP?

Bộ đang làm việc để tinh chỉnh các biện pháp xử lý bằng hóa chất và xoay vần để sử dụng tại trang trại và sẽ thông báo một khi đã có thông tin.

Nếu nghi ngờ là TPP xâm nhập hoa màu, nhà trồng trọt phải lập tức liên lạc với Bộ.

10. Tôi có cần phải thiết lập biện pháp theo dõi và giám sát riêng của tôi đối với TPP hay không?

Bộ đang thực hiện biện pháp giám sát tại những địa điểm đối tượng.

Xin nhắc nhà trồng trọt nên kiểm tra cây trồng của mình và trình báo bất kỳ trường hợp nghi ngờ có TPP nào bằng phần mềm ứng dụng MyPestGuide Reporter có sẵn từ Google Play hoặc App Store hoặc gửi bằng thư điện tử (email) các hình chụp kèm tên, địa chỉ và số điện thoại di động của quý vị đến info@agric.wa.gov.au. Hoặc gọi cho Dịch vụ Thông tin Côn trùng gây hại và Sâu bệnh (Pest and Disease Information Service) qua số 1800 084 881.

11. Liệu trang trại của tôi sẽ bị kiểm tra?

Công tác giám sát đang được thực hiện tại khu vực nội thành và khu vực xa đô thị để xác định phạm vi lan ra trong khu vực nội thành và để xác nhận là không có loài côn trùng gây hại này tại các khu vực xa đô thị. vegetablesWA hoặc Bộ sẽ liên lạc với nhà trồng trọt để thông báo về việc kiểm tra tại trang trại.

Chuyến tới thăm sẽ bao gồm kiểm tra bằng mắt các cây hoa màu, đặc biệt là cây hoa màu thuộc họ solanaceous (họ cà( và bất kỳ cỏ dại họ solanaceous nào ở quanh cây hoa màu; thu thập côn trùng và nguyên liệu thực vật tình nghi để làm xét nghiệm tìm vi khuẩn này, và đặt 'bẫy dính' để bẫy côn trùng này.

Một vài ngày sau, nhân viên của Bộ sẽ quay trở lại để thay các bẫy dính và nộp các bẫy đã thu thập được để Bộ làm xét thử nghiệm.

12. Nếu tìm thấy loài côn trùng gây hại tại trang trại của tôi thì sao?

Trong trường hợp phát hiện có rầy, chúng tôi sẽ gửi giấy thông báo kiểm soát côn trùng gây hại cho sở hữu chủ trang trại hoặc người sử dụng, cung cấp những hướng dẫn về cách khống chế loài côn trùng gây hại này. Sở hữu chủ trang trại sẽ không được phép vận chuyển thực vật ký chủ của loài côn trùng gây hại này ra khỏi trang trại mà không được Bộ chấp thuận.

Bộ đang hợp tác với từng sở hữu chủ trang trại về tiến trình xử lý và kiểm tra thích hợp với hoạt động của họ và để

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Biện pháp hạn chế vận chuyển được áp dụng với trang trại đã phát hiện có rầy và sở hữu chủ trang trại/người sử dụng sẽ thực hiện biện pháp xử lý bằng hóa chất theo chỉ thị, để ngăn chặn TPP sinh sôi nẩy nở và ngăn ngừa TPP lan ra.

Trên toàn quốc, TPP được công nhận là loài côn trùng gây hại cây trồng khẩn cấp theo Văn thư Ứng phó Khẩn cấp Côn trùng gây hại (Emergency Plant Pest Response Deed).

Thực hành các thủ tục an toàn sinh học đúng đắn để ngăn chặn loài côn trùng gây hại và sâu bệnh xâm nhập, phát triển và lan ra.

giảm thiểu tác động của những biện pháp hạn chế này đối với họ.

Chúng tôi sẽ gửi giấy thông báo nếu phát hiện có rầy tại trang trại, bất kể trang trại này nằm trong hay ngoài Khu vực Kiểm dịch (QA).

Biện pháp của Ngành trồng trọt 13. Cho đến nay đã thực hiện được những gì để chống lại TPP?

TPP là loài côn trùng gây hại thực vật khẩn cấp và Bộ phận đang ưu tiên hợp tác với ngành trồng trọt để giảm thiểu tác động của việc loài côn trùng gây hại này xâm nhập.

Các toán giám sát của Bộ đang kiểm tra các trang trại trên khắp khu vực nội thành và các khu vực xa đô thị.

Hơn 1.100 bẫy giám sát ('bẫy dính') đã được đặt trên khắp các khu vực nội thành và các khu vực xa đô thị (tính đến ngày 28 tháng 2 năm 2017).

Bộ đã áp đặt các biện pháp hạn chế vận chuyển thực vật ký chủ của TPP đối với các trang trại đã phát hiện có rầy để ngăn chặn TPP lan rộng. Sở hữu chủ/người sử dụng các trang trại đã phát hiện có rầy đang được chỉ đạo để thực hiện biện pháp xử lý bằng hóa chất đối với tất cả thực vật ký chủ bị TPP ảnh hưởng.

Thông báo Khu vực Kiểm dịch hiện có hiệu lực đối với khu vực Perth để giúp ngăn chặn rầy ngàcà chua khoai tây lan ra đến các nơi khác trong Tiểu bang.

Các chuyên gia từ AUSVEG, Y tế Thực vật Úc và Tân Tây Lan (Plant Health Australia and New Zealand) đã được mới tham gia công tác đối phó này.

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Các buổi phổ biến thông tin dành cho nhà trồng trọt đã được tổ chức kết hợp với vegetablesWA và Hiệp hội Nhà trồng Khoai tây WA (Potato Growers Association of WA) và AUSVEG.

Bộ đang cộng tác với các cơ quan khác về giấy phép khẩn cấp sẽ đem lại các biện pháp kiểm soát bổ sung bằng hóa chất đối với TPP tại trang trại.

Tin Cập nhật Ngành trồng trọt sẽ được phổ biến khi có thông tin mới.

Tại trang mạng www.agric.wa.gov.au/tpp có các tin cập nhật ngành trồng trọt mới nhất và các thông tin khác về công tác đối phó với TPP. 14. Ai đã tham gia công tác đối phó với TPP? Bộ tiếp tục cộng tác chặt chẽ với ngành trồng trọt và chính phủ ở cấp Tiểu bang và cấp

liên bang, bao gồm AUSVEG, vegetablesWA, Hiệp hội Nhà trồng Khoai tây WA (Potato Growers Association of WA), Ngành Ươm cây và Vườn tược WA (Nursery and Garden Industry WA), Y tế Thực vật Úc (Plant Health Australia), Bộ Nông nghiệp và Tài nguyên Nước (Department of Agriculture and Water Resources) và các Bộ khác của Tiểu bang.

15. Ai trả tiền cho công tác đối phó này?

Bộ đang tài trợ cho chi phí giám sát và các công việc đối phó của Bộ. Sở hữu chủ trang trại sử dụng phương pháp xử lý bằng hóa chất sẽ chịu chi phí liên quan.

16. Tại sao các hoa màu thương mại đã phát hiện có TPP lại không bị tiêu hủy?

Bộ đã xem xét tất cả các cách thức có sẵn vào thời điểm này. Vì vậy, chương trình xử lý hiện nay là biện pháp mà Bộ đề nghị cho những trang trại này.

Biện pháp ứng phó thống nhất toàn quốc theo Văn thư đối với loài côn trùng gây hại ngoại lai này sẽ xác định xem sở hữu chủ có được bồi hoàn khi tiêu hủy các cây trồng thương mại hay không.

Để có thông tin hầu đi đến quyết định toàn quốc gia, công tác giám sát đang được ưu tiên tiến hành để xác định mức độ bị xâm nhiễm và tính khả thi về mặt kỹ thuật của biện pháp diệt trừ.

Phương pháp trừ rầy bằng nhiều loại hóa chất đã được sử dụng tại trang trại đã phát hiện vào ngày 10 tháng 2 là có côn trùng gây hại này. Sau đó, Bộ đã điều chỉnh lại các phương thức xử lý bằng hóa chất để sử dụng tại các trang trại đã phát hiện có rầy.

17. Hiện nay có đền bù không?

Theo Đạo luật An toàn Sinh học và Quản lý Nông nhiệp (Biosecurity and Agriculture Management Act) (Đạo luật BAM) của Tiểu bang thì không có các quy định về bồi thường. Bộ hiện tài trợ phí tổn giám sát và các công tác đối phó của Bộ.

Trên toàn quốc, TPP được công nhận là loài côn trùng gây hại cây trồng khẩn cấp theo Văn thư Ứng phó Khẩn cấp Côn trùng gây hại (Emergency Plant Pest Response Deed).

Nếu có quyết định về biện pháp đối phó diệt trừ thống nhất toàn quốc, văn thư này bao gồm các sắp xếp để cùng gánh chịu phí tổn toàn quốc, bao gồm các quy định bồi hoàn cho sở hữu chủ liên quan đến các loại cây trồng thương mại bị tiêu hủy.

Quyết định này do nhóm toàn quốc đưa ra bao gồm đại diện của các Bộ cấp Tiểu bang và Liên bang và các tổ chức trong ngành trồng trọt.

Công tác giám sát, hiện được ưu tiên thực hiện, cùng với dữ liệu kinh tế và kỹ thuật, là yếu tố quan trọng để có thông tin hầu đi đến quyết định thống nhất toàn quốc về việc đối phó với loài côn trùng gây hại này.

Buôn bán 18. Liệu tôi vẫn có thể bán trái cây/rau bị xem là thực vật ký chủ của TPP hay không (ví dụ như cà chua, ớt capsicum, cà tím, ớt, khoai tây v.v.)?

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Có, xin quý vị xem thông tin Thông báo Khu vực Kiểm dịch và Các Câu hỏi Thường Gặp để biết thêm thông tin.

19. Các tiểu bang hiện có những biện pháp hạn chế nào về trái cây/rau bị xem là thực vật ký chủ của TPP hay không (ví dụ như cà chua, cớt capsicum, cà tím, ớt, khoai tây v.v.)?

Có. New South Wales, Victoria, Nam Úc và Queensland đã thực hiện các biện pháp kiểm soát đối với các thực vật ký chủ thuộc họ Solanaceae hoặc Convolvulaceae sản xuất tại Tây Úc.

Các nhà xuất khẩu nên liên lạc với Nhân viên Phụ trách Xuất khẩu (Exports Officer) của Kiểm dịch WA (Quarantine WA) (Đt (08) 9334 1800 Fax: (08) 9334 1880: qa@agric.wa.gov.au) để xác minh các yêu cầu xuất khẩu.

An toàn sinh học 20. An toàn sinh học trang trại là gì?

An toàn sinh học trang trại là những biện pháp nhằm mục đích bảo vệ trang trại không bị các côn trùng gây hại và sâu bệnh xâm nhập và lan ra. An toàn sinh học trang trại là trách nhiệm của quý vị, và của tất cả các khách tới thăm cùng nhân viên tại trang trại của quý vị.

23. Tôi có thể tìm hiểu thêm thông tin ở đâu?

Thông tin mới nhất về biện pháp đối phó với rầy khoai tây cà chua tại Tây Úc được phổ biến trên trang mạng www.agric. wa.gov.au/tpp của Bộ.

Các nhà trồng rau tại WA cũng có thể truy cập thông tin rõ ràng liên quan đến ngành trồng trọt tại trang mạng www. vegetableswa.com.au THÊM THÔNG TIN

Chi tiết liên lạc liên quan đến ngành trồng trọt dành cho nhà trồng trọt

Ngành Ươm cây và Vườn tược Tây Úc (Nursery and Garden Industry Western Australia) Matthew Lunn, Tổng Giám đốc Điều hành Điện thoại: 0410 714 207 Thư điện tử: matthew@ngiwa.com.au

Bộ Nông nghiệp và Lương thực, WA (Department of Agriculture and Food, WA) Rohan Prince, Nhân viên Liên lạc Ngành trồng trọt Điện thoại: 0429 680 069 Thư điện tử: rohan.prince@agric.wa.gov.au

VegetablesWA Điện thoại: (08) 9481 0834 Thư điện tử (Email): office@vegetableswa. com.au Hiệp hội Nhà trồng Khoai tây WA (Potato Growers Association of WA) Điện thoại: (08) 9481 0834 Thư điện tử: potatoes@vegetableswa. com.au

Department of Agriculture and Food

Hơn 1.100 bẫy giám sát đã được đặt trên khắp các khu vực nội thành và các khu vực xa đô thị.

21. Tôi nên thực hiện các biện pháp an toàn sinh học nào để giúp phòng chống TPP xâm nhập?

Quý vị hãy gắn bảng chỉ dẫn thích hợp để hạn chế việc vào trang trại, thường xuyên giám sát loài côn trùng gây hại này, làm vệ sinh các phương tiện/cơ sở tại trang trại, và có kế hoạch hành động cũng như danh sách kiểm tra, tất cả những điều này đều góp phần vào chương trình an toàn sinh học trang trại.

Cỏ dại ớt mả, cây tầm bóp, ninh hạ kỷ tử, và cây bìm bìm cũng là các thực vật ký chủ của loài côn trùng gây hại này và nên liệu tính biện pháp để đối phó với chúng.

22. Hiện có những tài liệu gì về an toàn sinh học?

Tại trang mạng farmbiosecurity.com.au của An toàn Sinh học Trang trại (Farm Biosecurity) có thêm thông tin về an toàn sinh học.

Các tài liệu khác, kể cả Kế hoạch An toàn Sinh học Trang trại AUSVEG được phổ biến trên trang mạng http://ausveg.com.au/ biosecurity/Biosecurity%20R.pdf Các nhà trồng trọt có lẽ đã nhận được tài liệu do vegetablesWA gửi qua đường bưu điện.

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Câu hỏi Thường Gặp Thông báo Khu vực Kiểm dịch – Rầy Cà chua Khoai tây Khu vực Nội thành Perth Loài côn trùng gây hại rầy cà chua khoai tây (Bactericera cockerelli) đã xuất hiện tại Úc lần đầu tiên, và chúng đã bị phát hiện đích xác tại các trang trại và nhà ở trong khu vực nội thành Perth.

Bộ Nông nghiệp và Lương thực, Tây Úc (Department of Agriculture and Food, Western Australia — DAFWA) đã thực hiện các biện pháp hạn chế về việc vận chuyển rau quả trồng thương mại và cây giống của vườn ươm cây sản xuất trong khu vực nội thành Perth để giúp ngăn chặn loài côn trùng gây hại lan ra.

Giờ đây, Thông báo Khu vực Kiểm dịch đã được áp dụng với khu vực nội thành Perth, bao gồm các quận Wanneroo về phía bắc, Serpentine-Jarrahdale về phía nam và Mundaring về phía đông. Xin quý vị xem bản đồ Khu vực Kiểm dịch ở cuối các câu hỏi này.

Thông báo này được áp dụng đối với việc vận chuyển tất cả cây trồng thuộc họ Solanaceae và Convolvulaceae, bao gồm nhưng không phải chỉ giới hạn trong số những thực vật dưới đây: Tên khoa học

Solanum tuberosum Lycopersicon spp.

Capsicum spp.

Ví dụ (tên thông thường)

khoai tây

cà chua

ớt capsicum

Solanum melongena cà tím Solanum betaceum

tamarillo

Physalis spp.

cây tầm bóp

Convolvulus spp.

cây bìm bìm

Ornamental & weed Solanum spp.

Lycium spp.

Ipomoea batatas

ớt mả, nho khoai tây

ninh hạ kỷ tử

khoai lang

Các Câu hỏi Thường Gặp này sẽ được tiếp tục cập nhật khi cần thiết. Hãy truy cập trang mạng agric.wa.gov.au/tpp để biết tin tức cập nhật.

1. Thông báo Khu vực Kiểm dịch (Quarantine Area Notice — QAN) là gì?

QAN là thông báo công chúng, tuyên bố một khu vực kiểm dịch vì có loài côn trùng gây hại hoặc sâu bệnh xuất hiện.

Trong trường hợp này, Khu vực Kiểm dịch (Quarantine Area - QA) đã được tuyên bố vì đã phát hiện có rầy cà chua khoai tây tại một số trang trại và nhà ở trong khu vực nội thành.

2. Mục đích khi tuyên bố QA là gì?

Cho đến nay chưa phát hiện có rầy cà chua khoai tây ở ngoài khu vực nội thành.

Mục đích khi tuyên bố QA là để hạn chế việc vận chuyển thực vật ký chủ của rầy cà chua khoai tây và các cây trồng khác có thể lan ra rầy cà chua khoai tây từ QA sang các khu vực khác của Tiểu bang.

3. Hiện nay có những hạn chế vận chuyển gì?

Theo QAN, cây trồng ký chủ và cây trồng có thể có loại rầy này phải được xử lý hoặc chứng nhận trước khi được vận chuyển ra ngoài QA. Điều này có nghĩa là các cây trồng ký chủ của rầy cà chua khoai tây, chẳng hạn như cà chua giống, hạt tiêu, ớt cựa gà (paprika), ớt capsicum, ớt, cà tím, phải được xử lý theo đúng các yêu cầu của QAN trước khi có thể được vận chuyển ra khỏi QA. Khoai tây và khoai lang có thể được vận chuyển miễn là chúng không có lẫn tất cả các loại cây trồng trên đất vừa nêu.

Hãy xem Thông báo Khu vực Kiểm dịch trên trang mạng của Bộ tại agric.wa.gov. au/tpp

4. Các biện pháp xử lý cho trái cây/ rau quả họ cà và convolvulaceous trồng trong phạm vi QA là gì?

Hãy lật sang mặt sau để đọc Các Câu hỏi Thường Gặp (FAQs) về Thông báo Khu vực Kiểm dịch để giúp các nhà trồng trọt thương mại và ngành trồng trọt. Xin lưu ý:

Cách xử lý hiệu quả duy nhất hiện được công nhận để được phép vận chuyển trái cây và rau quả loại ký chủ rầy cà chua khoai tây sản xuất trong phạm vi QA

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ra ngoài QA là khử trùng bằng methyl bromide trong hai giờ đồng hồ theo một trong những tỷ lệ dưới đây: Nhiệt độ bên trong (°C)

Methyl Bromide (g/m3)

16–20,9

40

21–31,9 11–15,9 10–10,9

32 48 56

Các nhà khử trùng được công nhận theo hệ thống Bảo đảm Chứng nhận Liên Tiểu bang (Interstate Certification Assurance — ICA) là:

• Luckens Fumigation Services, Bibra Lake — (08) 6595 0800 • Southern Produce Traders, Cockburn Central — (08) 9417 3659

• Tigers International Solutions (formerly Fumi-link), Sân bay Perth — (08) 9479 0303

5. Sau khi khử trùng xong thì có cần thực hiện cuộc kiểm tra sau khi khử trùng hay không?

5.1 Nếu vận chuyển trong tiểu bang (trong phạm vi WA)

Không – chỉ cần phải lưu trữ giấy tờ của biện pháp xử lý như quy định trong QAN để chứng minh là đã tuân thủ thủ tục QAN. 5.2 Nếu vận chuyển đi tiểu bang khác

Có – đối với các tiểu bang đòi hỏi phải khử trùng trái cây, người gửi hàng và nhà xuất khẩu cần phải tuân thủ các thủ tục hoạt động được mô tả trong ICA-04, và sẽ cần có thanh tra viên của Kiểm dịch WA thực hiện cuộc kiểm tra sau khi khử trùng.

Ngoài ra cũng phải thực hiện 'kiểm tra 600 đơn vị' đối với mỗi người gửi hàng hoặc nhà xuất khẩu từ lô hàng đã khử trùng. Cuộc kiểm tra 600 đơn vị này sẽ bao gồm các mẫu hàng tiêu biểu từ tất cả người trồng trọt trong lô hàng của nhà xuất khẩu.

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Theo tỷ lệ lấy mẫu xuất khẩu quốc tế, 'kiểm tra 600 đơn vị' được phân loại là 600 đơn vị, hoặc 2% (tối thiểu 3 gói) của tổng gói trong mỗi lô hàng.

Sau đó nhà xuất khẩu có thể sẽ được cấp các giấy chứng nhận khác nhau cho các lô hàng khác nhau.

Muốn xác minh các yêu cầu xuất khẩu cụ thể của các tiểu bang khác, xin quý vị liên lạc với Nhân viên Phụ trách Xuất khẩu (Exports Officer) của Kiểm dịch WA qua số (08) 9334 1800 hoặc qa@agric. wa.gov.au.

6. Nếu một lô hàng cần phải được thanh tra viên chứng nhận, ai sẽ chịu chi phí này? Ai sẽ trả chi phí cho thanh tra viên chứng nhận thực vật ký chủ?

Nếu cần được chứng nhận, nhà sản xuất/ người gửi hàng đã yêu cầu dịch vụ này sẽ phải trả lệ phí cấp giấy chứng nhận và kiểm tra thường lệ.

7. Hiện có biện pháp xử lý nào thay cho methyl bromide sẽ hợp lệ để vận chuyển trái cây/rau quả hay không?

Không – Khử trùng bằng methyl bromide hiện nay biện pháp xử lý hợp lệ duy nhất.

Cần lưu ý rằng biện pháp xử lý khác hơn là khử trùng bằng methyl bromide có thể sẽ được sử dụng nếu được DAFWA công nhận là có hiệu quả sau khi tham khảo ý kiến của các cơ quan hữu trách Tiểu bang và Liên bang.

Hiện nay Bộ đang cộng tác với các Tiểu bang và Liên bang để xác định các biện pháp xử lý được công nhận khác.

Bất ký biện pháp xử lý nào được công nhận là có hiệu quả, hoặc được chấp thuận, sẽ được công bố trên trang mạng của Bộ.

8. Các biện pháp xử lý đã được chấp thuận cho cây trồng, cây giống và máy móc/thiết bị là gì?

Theo QAN, các biện pháp xử lý và tỷ lệ sử dụng đã được chấp thuận là như sau: • Đối với cây cà chua và cây con:

–– Phun hoạt chất bifenthrin 100g/L theo tỷ lệ 60ml/100L hoặc abamectin 18g/L theo tỷ lệ 600ml/ha, và không dưới 24 giờ sau đó –– Phun hoạt chất methomyl 225g/L theo tỷ lệ 200ml/100L

• Đối với ớt capsicum và cây con:

–– Phun hoạt chất bifenthrin 100g/L theo tỷ lệ 800ml/ha hoặc abamectin 18g/L theo tỷ lệ 300ml/ha, và không dưới 24 giờ sau đó –– Phun hoạt chất methomyl 225g/L theo tỷ lệ 200ml/100L

• Đối với cây cà tím và cây con:

–– Phun hoạt chất alpha-cypermethrin 100g/L theo tỷ lệ 280ml/ha hoặc 18g/L abamectin theo tỷ lệ 450ml/ ha, và không dưới 24 giờ sau đó

–– Phun 225g/L hoạt chất methomyl theo tỷ lệ 200ml/100L tối đa 1-2L/ha

• Đối với cây ớt và cây con:

–– Phun hoạt chất alpha-cypermethrin theo tỷ lệ 100g/L 280ml/ha, và không dưới 24 giờ sau đó

–– Phun hoạt chất methomyl 225g/L theo tỷ lệ 200ml/100L tối đa 1-2L/ha

• Đối với cây cảnh/cây trồng từ vườn ươm cây thuộc loại thực vật ký chủ: –– Phun hoạt chất bifenthrin 80g/L theo tỷ lệ 6ml/10 L hoặc abamectin 18g/L theo tỷ lệ 50ml/100L tối đa 1,5L, và không dưới 24 giờ sau đó –– Phun nước hoạt chất methomyl225g/L theo tỷ lệ 200ml/100L.

• Đối với máy móc và trang thiết bị:

–– xịt rửa sạch các thứ liên quan đến cây trồng và đất bằng nước nóng áp lực mạnh hoặc xử lý bằng thuốc trừ sâu đã được đăng ký để khống chế rầy cà chua, khoai tây theo tỷ lệ ghi trên nhãn (hoặc sử dụng theo giấy phép sử dụng phụ hợp lệ).

9. Tại sao thời gian xử lý đã được chấp thuận trong QAN đã đổi từ không hơn 48 giờ trước khi vận chuyển thành không hơn 60 giờ trước khi vận chuyển?

Việc thay đổi này đã được thực hiện vì lý do Sức khỏe và An toàn Nghề nghiệp liên quan đến thời gian nhập vào trở lại các nơi đã được xử lý.

10. Ai chịu trách nhiệm bảo đảm đã thực hiện biện pháp khử trùng hoặc biện pháp xử lý hiệu quả khác?

Theo QAN đã được sửa đổi, người gửi hàng chịu trách nhiệm xử lý nếu vận chuyển cây trồng ký chủ, hoặc khiến chúng được vận chuyển, đến một địa điểm nằm ngoài QA.

Phải lưu trữ giấy tờ theo quy định trong QAN, bao gồm chi tiết của biện pháp xử lý.

11. Những hóa chất quy định để khống chế rầy cà chua khoai tây trên cây giống có đã được đăng ký để sử dụng hay chưa?

Các hóa chất đã được xác định cho các lô hàng thương mại đều được cho phép để nông gia sử dụng trên đất nông nghiệp tức là sử dụng thương mại.

12. Cây con được xem là được bảo vệ không bị rầy xâm hại trong bao lâu sau khi phun thuốc?

Biện pháp xử lý cụ thể trong thông báo là biện pháp giảm thiểu để giảm nguy cơ có côn trùng gây hại cho mục đích vận chuyển và không bảo vệ dài hạn.

13. Các yêu cầu đối với trái cây/rau quả họ cà và convolvulaceous quá cảnh qua QA, không trồng trong QA tức là các trung tâm phân phối/ các Chợ Canning Vale là gì?

Các cây trồng ký chủ được trồng và đóng gói ở ngoài QA có thể 'quá cảnh' qua QA miễn là chúng vẫn còn nguyên si trong bao bì ban đầu.

Các pa-lét hoặc thùng đã được bao lại, hoặc thùng/hộp có nắp đậy, được coi là an toàn để quá cảnh.

Bao bì có thể bao gồm tên nhà sản xuất, sản phẩm và nơi sản xuất, và chi tiết địa chỉ sản xuất (và địa chỉ nơi đóng gói bao bì nếu khác địa chỉ), nhà vận chuyển và người nhận hàng phải có sẵn nếu cần.

Các nguyên tắc được đề nghị để ngăn chặn vấn đề lan ra bao gồm:

• những lô hàng này phải được tồn trữ tách biệt với sản phẩm đã trồng và/hoặc đóng gói trong QA • tất cả các sản phẩm ký chủ phải được tồn trữ trong kho lạnh

• đóng gói phải bao gồm bao pa-lét hoặc thùng/hộp lại.

14. Tôi nên làm gì nếu trái cây hoặc rau quả sản xuất ở ngoài QA đã được lấy ra khỏi bao bì nguyên thủy an toàn của chúng trong QA và tôi muốn vận chuyển chúng ra khỏi QA? Tôi có thể tồn trữ chúng trong kho lạnh chung với trái cây sản xuất trong QA hay không?

Trái cây hoặc rau quả sản xuất ở ngoài QA đã lấy ra khỏi bao bì nguyên thủy an toàn của chúng ở trong phạm vi QA nhưng sẽ được vận chuyển ra khỏi QA sẽ cần phải được xử lý như đã nêu ở Câu hỏi 4.

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Gingin (S)

(S)

Chittering (S)

Wongan-Ballidu (S)

Dandaragan (S)

Goomalling (S)

Wongan-Ballidu (S)

Victoria Plains (S)

15. Nếu tôi không tuân thủ QAN thì sao?

Toodyay (S) Victoria Plains (S)

Nếu kkhông tuân thủ QAN, quý vị có thể bị phạt tiền, Tổng Giám đốc DAFWA sẽ thực hiện biện pháp chấn chỉnh theo mục Northam (S) 133, Đạo luật An toàn Sinh học và Quản lý Nông nghiệp (Biosecurity and Agriculture Management) Năm 2007, hoặc cả hai. Bộ sẽ thực hiện các cuộc kiểm tra về tuân thủ nhắm vào đối tượng để bảo đảm mọi người tuân thủ các yêu cầu của QAN.

(S) Wanneroo (S) Gingin (S)

Chittering (S)

Goomalling (S) Chittering (S)

Goomalling (S)

Swan (S)

Toodyay (S)

Toodyay (S)

Mundaring (S)

Wanneroo (S)

Người vậnYork chuyển các cây trồng ký chủ và (S) cây trồng khả dĩ có côn trùng gây hại ra ngoài khu vực kiểm dịch nên cân nhắc tác động của việc đưa TPP vào các vùng xa độ thị của WA.

eroo (S) Northam (S)

Kalamunda (S) Northam (S) Swan (S)

Swan (S)

Mundaring (S)

16. Tôi có thể liên lạc với ai để tìm hiểu thêm Beverley (S)thông tin?

Armadale (C) York (S)

Kalamunda (S)

Mundaring (S)

Mọi thắc mắc liên quan đến Thông báo Khu vực Kiểm dịch, xin liên lạc với: Don Telfer, Bộ Nông nghiệp và Lương (S) thực, 0429 Brookton 014 063 hoặc

York (S) Serpentine-Jarrahdale (S)

Kalamunda (S) Armadale (C)

Beverley (S)

Anita Wyntje, Bộ Nông nghiệp và Lương thực, (08) 9363 4045

Serpentine-Jarrahdale (S)

Armadale (C)

Brookton (S)

Beverley (S) Murray (S)

Serpentine-Jarrahdale (S) Wandering (S)

Murray (S)

Boddington (S)

Brookton (S) Waroona Boddington (S)

(S)

Tomato Potato Psyllid Quarantine Area Waroona (S)

Williams (S)

Murray (S)

0

0

10

Tomato Potato Psyllid Quarantine Area

20

30

40

Wandering (S)

Mọi thắc mắc liên quan đến các yêu cầu pháp lý xoay quanh việc sử dụng hóa chất: Bộ Nông nghiệpWilliams và Lương thực, WA (S) Chris Sharpe (08) 9368 3815.

REFERENCE: THÊM THÔNG Projection: Universal Transverse Mercator

TIN

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REFERENCE: 10 20 30 40 Datum: Geocentric Datum of Australia 1994 Kilometres Projection: Universal Transverse Mercator Grid: Map Grid of Australia 1994 Zone 50 Datum: Geocentric Datum of Australia 1994 Kilometres Grid: Map Grid of Australia 1994 Zone 50 Vertical Datum: Australian Height Datum 1971 Boddington (S) Vertical Datum: Australian Height DatumDate: 1971 08 March 2017 Legend Legend Date: 08 March 2017 Job Number: 2017037 Job Number: 2017037 Khu vực kiểm dịch rầy cà chua khoai tây TPP – Khu vực nội Tomato Area Potato Psyllid Quarantine area Tomato Potato Psyllid Quarantine - Perth metropolitan area Area - Perth metropolitan File name: TPP_Quarantine_Area File name: TPP_Quarantine_Area

Waroona (S)shown by outer local government area boundaries shown by outer area boundaries thị Perth chỉ rỏlocal các government ranh giới hành chính địa phương.

Williams (S)

SOURCE DATA: DAFWA

Local government areas

Localvực government areas Khu hành chính địa phương

otato Psyllid Quarantine Area

REFERENCE: Projection: Universal Transverse Mercator Datum: Geocentric Datum of Australia 1994 Grid: Map Grid of Australia 1994 Zone 50 Vertical Datum: Australian Height Datum 1971 Date: 08 March 2017 Job Number: 2017037 File name: TPP_Quarantine_Area

litan area

Mọi thắc mắc liên quan đến việc sử dụng hóa chất, Wandering xin liên (S) lạc với: Darryl Hardie, Bộ Nông nghiệp và Lương thực, 0404 819 600

SOURCE DATA: DAFWA

• Muốn biết thêm thông tin, bao gồm cách để ý tìm và trình báo côn trùng gây hại được phổ biến tại trang mạng agric. wa.gov.au/tpp của Bộ.

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Dịch vụ Thông tin Côn trùng gây hại và Sâu bệnh (Pest and Disease Information Service) Điện thoại: 1800 it may contain whether caused by negligence or otherwise or for 084 881 Thư any loss, however caused, sustained by (E-mail): any person who relies on it. điện tử info@agric.wa.gov.au

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CGMMV INFORMATION SHEETS AVAILABLE — VIETNAMESE TRANSLATION

Các bản tin về bệnh vi-rút bầu bí dưa CGMMV đang lưu hành Department of Agriculture and Food

Destruction and disposal guidelines

Cucumber green mottle mosaic virus (CGMMV)

Department of Agriculture and Food

All places where CGMMV infected crops have been grown or destroyed, and all materials that have come into contact with these crops and places, should be treated as contaminated.

Sampling guidelines

Cucumber green mottle mosaic virus (CGMMV) Collecting samples is important to determine if your property is free of CGMMV.

Infected crops, and vehicles, equipment and in-field risk items, such as plastic mulch and stakes, should be destroyed, disposed of or decontaminated according the guidelines below.

Each of the below methods has inherent risks that need to be considered in consultation with the grower

We recommend growers use the free sampling kits available from the Department of Agriculture and Food, Western Burial Australia (DAFWA).

If you want to use your own resources, check the equipment list on • Spray infected crops with the back of this leaflet. herbicide. Prevent entry into Collected samples need to be fresh forthe testing: cropping area until all • Not to be older than five days onceare picked plants dead.

• Should be refrigerated as• soon possible Buryasdead plant material in a non-cropping area. Material • Do not send samples for testing on Fridays should be covered by at least Remember: 30cm of soil so that it will not be unearthed by animals.

Cucumber green mottle mosaic virus is a plant disease that infects cucurbit crops. Infestations can result in substantial • Burial site should be well away crop losses. from water courses or known areas of overland water flow.

Farm biosecurity is essential.

• Burial sites should be recorded farm maps, and referred • Avoid taking non-essential on tools when walking to when soil disturbance is through crops • Use gloved hands to collectrequired. samples – not cutting • Take measures to prevent tools ‘escape’ material plants when • Where possible avoid stepping on oroftouching moving plants to a waste • Follow decontamination procedures for tools, boots recycling facility.

Sampling and hands (see refer to CGMMV decontamination for cucurbit guidelines)

growers is free of charge

Burning

Decontamination

• Burning is preferred for properties where there is a potential high water table or water movement through the soil.

• A permit may be required.

• Be aware of material possibly escaping during the process through updrafts.

• Soil, preferably with high amounts of CGMMV-host organic matter, can be heaped over the burning site to assist in virus break down.

• Decontaminate machinery, equipment and vehicles.

• Decontaminate high risk material such as plastic, mulch, drip irrigation lines, stakes and string that cannot be buried or burnt.

• Remove plant material using high pressure water or scrubbing.

• Disinfect using Virkon S, or a 1% bleach (available chlorine) solution in a designated wash down area.

• Record details of each clean down and decontamination as appropriate in machinery log books.

CGMMV is highly stable and contagious, and can survive in the soil for at least two years

For more information refer to CGMMV decontamination guidelines

Follow proper sampling guidelines described on the back of this leaflet to prevent the introduction or spread of this virus in cucurbit crops.

Department of Agriculture and Food

Decontamination guidelines

Cucumber green mottle mosaic virus (CGMMV) Soil and plant material attached to vehicles, tools, footwear and clothes are the main pathway for the spread of the virus.

Decontamination measures for people, vehicles and equipment should be in place on your property to help prevent infection or spread of the virus to crops.

General guidelines

You will need...

All equipment, vehicles, clothing and surfaces that may have come into contact with any part of cucurbit plants must be disinfected.

• Keep farm vehicles clean by clearing the vehicle floor of soil • Where possible, use your own vehicle to transport visitors around your farm • In farm production areas keep vehicle movement to a minimum, particularly on wet soil • Stick to regular pathways through each block • Always ensure visiting vehicles, and borrowed or second hand equipment and machinery is clean of all plant material and soil before they enter your farm

Clean water Use a clean water supply that has not flowed over agricultural soil planted to crops, and is from an uncontaminated tank or system capable of removing organisms (eg. chlorinated town water).

Cucumber green mottle mosaic virus is a serious virus of cucurbit crops and can cause substantial crop losses

Samples to be sent to: Attn: Brenda Coutts / Monica Kehoe Department of Agriculture and Food, Western Australia 3 Baron-Hay Court South Perth WA 6151

Supporting your success

Supporting your success

Cùng với việc phát hiện bệnh vi-rút bầu bí dưa (CGMMV) ở tiểu bang WA, một loạt bản thông tin đã được phát hành để giúp người trồng thực hiện các biện pháp an ninh sinh học.

Các bản tin do Bộ Nông nghiệp, Hiệp hội Rai cải Tây Úc, Hiệp hội Dưa Úc và Hiệp hội Rau cải Úc biên soạn. Quí vị có thể tải các bản tin này về từ các trang mạng chuyên về CGMMV của Bộ Nông nghiệp theo địa chỉ agric.wa.gov.au/cgmmv

Trưởng bộ phận An ninh sinh học của Bộ Nông nghiệp, giám đốc Shashi Sharma nói các bản tin phát đi thông điệp mạnh mẽ rằng an ninh sinh học trang trại lá chán bảo vệ hiệu quả nhất chống lại không chỉ CGMMV mà còn nhiều loại sâu bệnh hại khác nữa.

Tiến sỹ Sharma nói: “Từ khi CGMMV được xác nhận lây nhiểm trên các nông trại bầu bí dưa ở Kununurra, Geraldton, Carnarvon và Perth hồi tháng 11/2016, Bộ Nông nghiệp đà và đang hổ trợ nông dân để thự hiện các biện pháp an ninh sinh học có hiệu quả bao gồm các công tác tổ chức họp đưa thông tin, các buổi thị phạm phần thực hành, và hổ trợ từng hộ nông dân tại Geraldton”.

Equipment • Air compressor or blower • High pressure water cleaner, preferably a mobile water tanker or spray unit. A garden hose may be adequate for small clean downs • Brooms, brushes, scrapers, dust buster and dust pans for cleaning vehicle cabins and dislodging caked-on mud • A large tarpaulin to clean smaller equipment • Strong plastic bags for sealing items for disposal • Approved cleaning and decontamination solutions • Plastic footbath and bucket to disinfect boots and equipment • Hand sanitiser and/or soap with a minimum of 5 litres of clean water Wash-down facility A wash-down facility will ensure any potential pest or disease is contained to a manageable area.

Supporting your success

Các bản tin bao trùm 3 lảnh vực thiết yếu để duy trì an ninh sinh học hiệu quả: Thu thập mẩu xét nghiệm, tiêu hủy vật liệu, và tẩy trùng.

Các bản tin này cung cấp thông tin chi tiết về các gải pháp tiêu hủy, cách thu thập mẩu để xét nghiệm CGMMV, và cách thức tẩy rửa quản áo, công cụ, thiết bị để ngăn chặn sự lây nhiểm và phát tán.

Tiến sỹ Sharma thúc dục nông dân tận dụng các nguồn thông tin này để biết cách bảo vệ doanh nghiệp nông trang của mình.

“Bộ Nông nghiệp đã bố trí một nhân viên chuyên trách về an ninh sinh học để tiếp tục hổ trợ nông dân tại Geraldton trong việc thực thi các biện pháp an ninh sinh học”. “Ngoài ra Bộ Nông nghiệp cũng cung cấp cho nông dân các bộ dụng cụ cần thiết cho việc thu thập mẩu phân tích cũng như dịch vụ xét nghiệm miển phí. Chúng tôi khuyến khích nông dân, đặc biệt là những người ở khu vực phía tây nam của tiểu bang nơi mà việc tầm soát hạn chế, gởi mẩu để xét nghiệm CGMMV”.

Quí vị có thể yêu cầu nhận các bộ dụng cụ thu thập mẩu bằng cách nhắn tin qua điện thoại cho nhân viên kỹ thuật của Bộ Nông nghiệp David Took theo số 0428 920 045

Nông dân cũng có thể bắt đầu nghĩ tới các vấn đề/phương tiện cần thiết để áp dụng các biện pháp an ninh sinh học bằng cách sử dụng bảng kiểm tra mẩu và bảng các hạng mục an ninh sinh họccó sẳn trong trang mạng của Bộ Nông nghiệp agric. wa.gov.au/cgmmv Bất cứ dấu hiệu nghi ngờ nào về CGMMV nên được lập tức báo về Dịch vụ thông tin sâu bệnh hại của Bộ Nông nghiệp và lương thực 1800 084 881.

THÊM THÔNG TIN

Mặt khác, quí vị cũng có thể tải ứng dụng DAFWA’s MyPestGuide Reporter app (mypestguide.agric.wa.gov.au) về điện thoại di động, chụp ảnh và làm theo theo hương dẫn để thực hiện báo cáo.

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REVISED REQUIREMENTS FOR INTERSTATE EXPORTS OF GREEN SNAIL HOST MATERIALS TO SOUTH AUSTRALIA IN 2017 — VIETNAMESE TRANSLATION

Các qui định được điều chỉnh về xuất khẩu xuyên bang sang South Australia đối với các sản phẩm là ký chủ của ốc xanh (green snail) năm 2017

South Australia (SA) đã thông báo đến Bộ Nông nghiệp và Lương thục Tây Úc (DAFWA) những thay đổi về qui định nhập khẩu các loại sản phẩm là ký chủ của ốc xanh (Cantareus apertus) từ Western Australia (WA) sẽ được áp dụng từ ngày 14/3/2017.

Ban an ninh sinh học SA đã mặc định toàn bộ tiểu bang WA là khu vực nguy cơ đối với ốc xanh

Ốc thường gặp trong vườn (trái), Ốc xanh (giửa), Ốc trắng Ý (phải)

Green Snail Infestation Capel-Dunsborough area - September 2014

Định nghĩa mới về các loại vật liệu ký chủ của ốc xanh

340000

360000

BRUNSWICK BEELA

AUSTRALIND ROELANDS MILLBRIDGE EATON BUNBURY

VITTORIA PELICAN POINT WATERLOO

BUREKUP

EAST BUNBURY GLEN IRIS PICTON EAST PICTON SOUTH BUNBURY CAREY PARK WITHERS DAVENPORT COLLEGE GROVE USHER

HENTY

PARADISE

DARDANUP WEST DARDANUP

6300000

6300000

DALYELLUP GELORUP NORTH BOYANUP FERGUSON

WELLINGTON FOR

WELLINGTON MILL CROOKED BROOK

STRATHAM BOYANUP

• Thảm cỏ

STIRLING ESTATE PEPPERMINT GROVE BEACH

• Rơm rạ và các loại thực vật khô khác làm thức ăn gia súc.

GWINDINUP

BEELERUP

ARGYLE DONNYBROOK

CAPEL

THE PLAINS

FORREST BEACH

EAGLE BAY

LOW

QUEENWOOD

ELGIN

CHARLEY CREEK

6280000

6280000

NATURALISTE PAYNEDALE WONNERUP

DUNSBOROUGH

LUDLOW

THOM

BROOKHAMPTON

CAPEL RIVER QUEDJINUP

GEOGRAPHE BUSSELTON WEST BUSSELTON BROADWATER ABBEY

RUABON

REINSCOURT

SIESTA PARK

QUINDALUP

Liên hệ với cơ quan Bộ

KEALY ANNIEBROOK MARYBROOK

BOVELL YALLINGUP

TUTUNUP UPPER CAPEL NEWLANDS

YALYALUP ABBA RIVER

VASSE YALLINGUP SIDING

CARBUNUP RIVER

KIRUP AMBERGATE KALGUP

NORTH JINDONG

YOONGARILLUP

HITHERGREEN

JINDONG

YELVERTON

YOGANUP

SABINA RIVER

MULLALYU

BRAZIER ACTON PARK

METRICUP

KALOORUP

BOALLIA

CHAPMAN HILL

6260000

WILYABRUP

6260000

Để đảm bảo các thanh tra viên có mặt đáp ứng nhu cầu của ngành đối với việc chứng nhận sản phẩm vào thị trường SA xin vui lòng liên hệ với cơ quan Bộ nếu quí vị có trồng các loại hoa màu là ký chủ của ốc xanh kể trên.

6320000

LESCHENAULT

• Các loại hoa cát cành

Tiêu chuẩn này cũng cung cấp các hướng dẫn về các yêu cầu nhập khẩu được cập nhật đối với các sản phẩm của WA

WELLESLEY

380000

• Đất, thảo mộc, các bộ phận của thảo mộc (bao gồm cành giâm, cây thân thảo rể trần, nhưng không kể cây thân mộc rể trần với điều kiện cây này không mang lá hay quả).

• Các loại rau ăn lá, đậu hạt, trái đậu, măng tây, trái và cây dâu tây.

BENGER

PARKFIELD

320000

6320000

Tiêu chuẩn kiểm dịch thực vật mới của SA định nghĩa vật liệu ký chủ của ốc xanh là:

WOKALUP BINNINGUP

JARRAHWOOD WALSALL

CUNDINUP COWARAMUP

TREETON

SOUTHAMPT

BAUDIN

GRACETOWN

BARRABUP OSMINGTON BURNSIDE

BRAMLEY

320000

340000

360000

380000

NANNUP

ROSA BROOK

Hình 1a Khu vực Capel-Dunsborough nhiểm ốc xanh – 9/2014 0 5 10 15 20 25 MARGARET RIVER

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ROSA GLEN

GNARABUP

JALBARRAGUP WITCHCLIFFE

SCHROEDER

REDGATE

Locality Boundary

Legend

EAST NANNUP

Green Snail Infested Area

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WOKALUP BINNINGUP

Green Snail Infestation - August 2016

DAFWA đang khẩn trương truy tìm thông tin đối nông dân sản xuất các loại hoa màu là ký chủ của ốc xanh hiện đang có 340000 360000 380000 xuất khẩu đi SA hay những ai có ý định Green Green Snail Snail Infestation Infestation Capel-Dunsborough Capel-Dunsborough area area - September - September 2014 2014xuất hàng đi SA, các thông tin bao gồm:

340000

360000

380000

400000

420000

440000

460000

480000

Green Snail Infestation Capel-Dunsborough area - September 2014 WADDINGTON

WOKALUPWOKALUP

BENGER BINNINGUP BINNINGUP WELLESLEY

PARKFIELD

PIAWANING

YATHROO

MIMEGARRA

GILLINGARRA

GLENTROMIE

6580000

BRUNSWICK PARKFIELD PARKFIELD WELLESLEY WELLESLEY

CARANI ORANGE SPRINGS MOGUMBER

• Nếu trang trại canh tác nhiều loại hoa màu thì tỉ lệ điện tích trồng các loại hoa màu là ký chủ của ốc xanh.

LANCELIN

AUSTRALIND

RED GULLY

BRUNSWICK BRUNSWICK

KONNONGORRING

6560000

MILLBRIDGE EATON

YARAWINDAH OLD PLAINS

VITTORIA PELICAN POINT

BUNBURY

WYENING

WANNAMAL

BOONANARRING

BEERMULLAH

WATERLOO BUREKUP AUSTRALIND AUSTRALIND

CULLALLA

ROELANDS ROELANDS

KARRANADGIN

CAREY PARK

MILLBRIDGE MILLBRIDGE EATON EATON

BOLGART

WITHERS VITTORIA VITTORIA PELICAN POINT PELICAN POINT 6540000 DAVENPORT BUNBURYBUNBURY COLLEGE GROVE HENTY WATERLOO WATERLOO PARADISE USHER EAST BUNBURY EAST BUNBURY DARDANUP WEST GLEN IRISGLEN IRIS PICTONPICTON EAST PICTON EAST PICTON DARDANUP SOUTH BUNBURY SOUTH BUNBURY

SEABIRD

6540000

MOOLIABEENEE

BINDOON TRAINING AREA

GRANVILLE

NEERGABBY

Xin vui lòng liên hệ: BUREKUPBUREKUP

GOOMALLING

GINGINUP

GABBADAH

WATTENING

MOONDAH

UCARTY WEST

BINDOON

CAREY PARK CAREY PARK

GINGIN

DALYELLUP

CARABAN COONABIDGEE LENNARD BROOK

HULONGINE

WITHERS WITHERS DAVENPORT DAVENPORT COLLEGE COLLEGE GROVE GROVE GELORUP NORTH BOYANUP USHER USHER MUMBERKINE

BEJOORDING

DEWARS POOL

ROSSMORE

CULHAM

WILBINGA

YEAL

PARADISEPARADISE FERGUSON

BAMBUN

DARDANUP DARDANUP WEST 6520000 WEST DARDANUP DARDANUP

BREERA

CUNJARDINE

6520000

JULIMAR JENNACUBBINE WONGAMINE CHITTERING

NUNILE COONDLE

TWO ROCKS

6300000

MUCKENBURRA WOODRIDGE GUILDERTON

DALYELLUP DALYELLUP

6300000

LOWER CHITTERING

MOONDYNE

JENNAPULLIN

DUMBARTON

IRISHTOWN CARABOODA

MALABAINE

PINJAR

STIRLING ESTATE PEPPERMINT GROVE BEACH AVON VALLEY NATIONAL PARK

NOWERGUP

WELLINGTON WELLINGTON MILL MILL

KATRINE

STRATHAM STRATHAM

MORANGUP HODDYS WELL

GWINDINUP

MEENAAR

BOYANUPBOYANUP

BURLONG

ELGIN

NEERABUP

CLARKSON MINDARIE

KINROSS BURNS

CLACKLINE

TAPPING

CAPEL

WALYUNGA NATIONAL PARK

ASHBY CURRAMBINE ILUKA JOONDALUP SINAGRA CONNOLLY

OCEAN

MELALEUCA

SPENCERS BROOK

STIRLING STIRLING ESTATE ESTATE PEPPERMINT PEPPERMINT GROVE BEACH GROVE BEACH

FORREST BEACH

THE PLAINS

MOKINE

UPPER SWAN BRIGADOON

GWINDINUP GWINDINUP

BELHUS

WILBERFORCE COPLEY

ELGIN

BASKERVILLE WOOROLOO MILLENDON

PADBURY LANDSDALE HILLARYS KINGSLEYMADELEY DARCH CULLACABARDEE

6480000

6480000

LUDLOW

WONNERUP

CHIDLOW

6280000

ROTTNEST ISLAND

QUEDJINUP QUEDJINUP VASSE

RUABON

TUTUNUP LUDLOW LUDLOW MALMALLING

WESTFIELD KELMSCOTT CHAMPION LAKES

FORRESTDALE

RUABON RUABON

BEVERLEY

UPPER CAPEL UPPER CAPEL NEWLANDS NEWLANDS

TALBOT WEST

MOUNT RICHON

ABBA RIVER ABBA RIVER 6440000

ILLAWARRA

WUNGONG

VASSE

YOGANUP

SABINA RIVER

MANDOGALUP WANDI NAVAL BASE HOPE VALLEY

DARLING DOWNS

BYFORD

EAST ROCKINGHAM LEDA PERON

OLDBURY

WHITBY

ROCKINGHAMHILLMAN

NORTH JINDONG NORTH JINDONG CHAPMANJINDONG HILL JINDONG BOALLIA

MUNDIJONG

COOLOONGUP

SHOALWATER

JARRAHWOOD YOGANUPYOGANUP WESTDALE

SAFETY BAY

WALSALL

WAIKIKI

SABINA RIVER SABINA RIVER

MARDELLA

WARNBRO

6420000

6420000

ACTON PARK ACTON PARK

JARRAHDALE

MOUNT COOKE HOPELAND

WILYABRUP WILYABRUP

SERPENTINE

SECRET HARBOUR

KALOORUP KALOORUP CHAPMANCHAPMAN HILL HILL BOALLIA BOALLIA WALSALL WALSALL

JELCOBINE

JARRAHWOOD JARRAHWOOD CUNDINUP

KARNUP

GOLDEN BAY

KEYSBROOK

SINGLETON

COWARAMUP

6260000

6260000

PORT KENNEDY

TREETON

MULLALYUP MULLALYUP

BRAZIER BRAZIER

BALDIVIS

METRICUPMETRICUP

KIRUP

YOONGARILLUP YOONGARILLUP HITHERGREEN HITHERGREEN KALGUP KALGUP KARRAKUP

CARDUP

WELLARD

KIRUP

DALE

ACTON PARK AMBERGATE AMBERGATE

KWINANA BEACH MEDINA ORELIA

MULLALYUP

BRAZIER

FLINT OAKFORD ANKETELL POSTANS THE SPECTACLES

CASUARINA BERTRAM CALISTA PARMELIA KWINANA TOWN CENTRE

KALOORUP

KIRUP

TUTUNUP TUTUNUP

ROLEYSTONE

BEDFORDALE

VASSE

THOMSONTHOMSON BROOK BROOK

BROOKHAMPTON BROOKHAMPTON

ARMADALE

BROOKDALE

HAMMOND PARK WATTLEUP

YELVERTON YELVERTON

NEWLANDS

CAPEL RIVER CAPEL RIVER FLYNN

GARDEN ISLAND

METRICUP

UPPER CAPEL 6460000 GILGERING

SEVILLE GROVE MOUNT NASURA

BEELIAR SUCCESS ATWELL BANJUP

CHARLEY CHARLEY CREEK CREEK

PAYNEDALE PAYNEDALE

GWAMBYGINE

TALBOT

SOUTHERN RIVER

YANGEBUP

THOMSON BROOK

BROOKHAMPTON

MOUNT HARDEY

MOUNT OBSERVATION

KARRAGULLEN

JANDAKOT SOUTH LAKE

THÊM THÔNG TIN Muốn biết thêm thông tin chi tiết về ốc xanh vui lòng truy cập trang thông tin mạng www.agric.wa.gov.au/plant-biosecurity/ green-snail-declared-pest

COLD HARBOUR

BALLADONG

ABBA RIVER GEOGRAPHE GEOGRAPHE

HENDERSON

YALLINGUP YALLINGUP YELVERTON YALLINGUP YALLINGUP SIDING SIDING CARBUNUP CARBUNUP RIVER RIVER

YORK

LOWDEN LOWDEN QUEENWOOD QUEENWOOD

BEELERUPBEELERUP

DONNYBROOK DONNYBROOK

THE PLAINS THE PLAINS

WONNERUP WONNERUP

BIBRA LAKE

SPEARWOOD

COOGEE

MUNSTER

6440000

DALIAK

MALEBELLING

ST RONANS

CAPEL RIVER

YALYALUP

REINSCOURT REINSCOURT BUSSELTON BUSSELTON SIESTA PARK SIESTA PARK WEST BUSSELTON WEST BUSSELTON AMBERGATE BROADWATER BROADWATER YOONGARILLUP ABBEY ABBEY KEALY KEALY HITHERGREEN KALGUP ANNIEBROOK ANNIEBROOK MARYBROOK MARYBROOK YALYALUPYALYALUP BOVELL BOVELL NORTH JINDONG JINDONG

CARBUNUP RIVER QUINDALUP QUINDALUP

CAPEL

WOOTTATING

THE LAKES GORRIE

GEOGRAPHE

REINSCOURT

YALLINGUP SIDING

CAPEL

BEECHINA

PAYNEDALE

INKPEN

FORREST FORREST BEACH BEACH

INNALOO DOUBLEVIEW SCARBOROUGH

BUSSELTON SIESTA PARK QUINDALUP WEST BUSSELTON 6460000DUNSBOROUGH DUNSBOROUGH BROADWATER ABBEY KEALY ANNIEBROOK MARYBROOK BOVELL

ARGYLE ARGYLE BURGES

STONEVILLE MOUNT HELENA MIDDLE SWAN JANE BROOK PARKERVILLE BEECHBORO STRATTON WESTMINSTER GWELUPBALCATTA NORANDA KARRINYUP HOVEA CAVERSHAM VIVEASH TRIGG NOLLAMARA SWAN VIEW KIARA LOCKRIDGE MIDVALE STIRLING MORLEY DIANELLA MIDLAND WOODBRIDGE EDEN HILL GUILDFORD TUART HILL BELLEVUE GREENMOUNT YOKINE EMBLETON KOONGAMIA OSBORNE PARK BASSENDEAN WOODLANDS BEDFORD JOONDANNA SOUTH GUILDFORD COOLBINIA MAHOGANY CREEK BOYA HAZELMERE INGLEWOOD BAYSWATER ASHFIELD GLEN FORREST HELENA VALLEY MENORA WEMBLEY DOWNS GLENDALOUGH HERDSMAN MOUNT HAWTHORN MUNDARING CHURCHLANDS DARLINGTON NORTH PERTH MOUNT LAWLEY LEEDERVILLE ASCOT WEMBLEY CITY BEACH MAYLANDS REDCLIFFE FLOREAT WEST LEEDERVILLE HIGHGATE HIGH WYCOMBEGOOSEBERRY HILL PERTH AIRPORT NORTHBRIDGE PERTH JOLIMONT WEST SUBIACO BELMONT MAIDA VALE PERTH DAGLISH BURSWOOD SAWYERS VALLEY SHENTON PARK PIESSE BROOK PAULLS VALLEY WEST PERTHEAST PERTH RIVERVALE MOUNT CLAREMONT KINGS CLOVERDALE PARK LATHLAIN KARRAKATTA SWANBOURNE KALAMUNDA VICTORIA PARK SOUTH PERTH CARLISLE KEWDALE NEDLANDS HACKETTS GULLY CRAWLEY FORRESTFIELD CLAREMONT KENSINGTON EAST VICTORIA PARK WELSHPOOL RESERVOIR COTTESLOE DALKEITH WALLISTONBICKLEY ST JAMES COMO PEPPERMINT GROVE QUEENS PARK BENTLEY WATTLE GROVE LESMURDIE EAST CANNINGTON KARAWARA APPLECROSS MANNING CANNINGTON WATERFORD MOSMAN PARK WILSON CARMEL BECKENHAM SALTER POINT ATTADALE ARDROSS KENWICK BICTON MOUNT PLEASANTSHELLEY FERNDALE ALFRED COVE RIVERTON ORANGE GROVE EAST FREMANTLE NORTH FREMANTLE LYNWOOD BOORAGOONROSSMOYNE LANGFORD MELVILLE MYAREE BRENTWOOD PALMYRA MADDINGTON PICKERING BROOK PARKWOOD WILLETTON WINTHROP WILLAGEE FREMANTLE CANNING MILLS BATEMAN BULL CREEK THORNLIE WHITE GUM'O''CONNOR' VALLEY KARDINYA HILTON MURDOCH BEACONSFIELD SOUTH FREMANTLE SAMSON MARTIN LEEMING NORTH LAKE CANNING VALE COOLBELLUP GOSNELLS HUNTINGDALE HAMILTON HILL NORTH BEACH

UEDJINUP NATURALISTE NATURALISTE

ELGIN

RED HILL

HERNE HILL

WEST SWAN

WATERMAN CARINE HAMERSLEY BALGA MIRRABOOKAMALAGA

DUNSBOROUGH EAGLE BAY EAGLE BAY

CHARLEY CREEK

QUELLINGTON

HENLEY BROOK WHITEMAN

ALEXANDER HEIGHTS GREENWOOD MARANGAROO SORRENTO DUNCRAIG BALLAJURA WARWICKGIRRAWHEEN KOONDOOLA MARMION

CALJIE

WUNDOWIE

GIDGEGANNUP

THE VINES

ELLENBROOK LEXIA

DONNYBROOK

MURESK BAKERS HILL

BAILUP

JANDABUP

WANNEROO OCEAN REEF HEATHRIDGE EDGEWATER HOCKING GNANGARA BELDON MULLALOO PEARSALL CRAIGIEWOODVALE KALLAROO WANGARA

6260000

INDIAN

AY

BEELERUP

ARGYLE THROSSELL

MARIGINIUP

LOWDEN

QUEENWOOD

MULUCKINE

BANKSIA GROVE CARRAMAR TAMALA PARK

CROOKEDCROOKED BROOK BROOK

6500000

GRASS VALLEY

NORTHAM

BULLSBROOK

RIDGEWOOD MERRIWA QUINNS ROCKS

6280000

JINDALEE BUTLER

WELLINGTON WELLINGTON FOREST FOREST

Tiến sỹ David Windsor M: 0404 819 615 P: (08) 9780 6287 E: david.windsor@agric.wa.gov.au

EGLINTON

ALKIMOS

HENTY WELLINGTON FOREST

FERGUSON FERGUSON

SOUTHERN BROOK

TOODYAY

6500000

HENTY

Hoặc

NORTH BOYANUP NORTH BOYANUP GELORUPGELORUP BOYANUP

BUCKLAND

WEST TOODYAY

Tiến sỹ Ian Wilkinson M: 0459 846 705 P: (08) 9780 6278 E: ian.s.wilkinson@agric.wa.gov.au

WELLINGTON MILL GREENWOODS VALLEY

CROOKED BROOK

STRATHAM YANCHEP

MUCHEA

BEELA

WALYORMOURING

EAST BUNBURY GLEN IRIS PICTON EAST PICTON SOUTH BUNBURY

WANERIE

BEELA

6300000

MOORE RIVER NATIONAL PARK

6280000

COWALLA LEDGE POINT

BRETON BAY

ROELANDS

LESCHENAULT LESCHENAULT

CALINGIRI MINDARRA

MADORALAKELANDS BAY

SOUTHAMPTON

BAUDIN

STAKE HILL

6260000

6320000

KARAKIN

6560000

BENGER BENGER

BEELA

• Diện tích trang trại, và

380000 380000

6320000

360000 360000

NEW NORCIA

6300000

340000 340000

6280000

320000 320000

LESCHENAULT

6320000

YERECOIN

REGANS FORD

NILGEN

6320000

6580000

MYARA

SAN REMO PARKLANDS MEADOW SPRINGS NAMBEELUP

SILVER SANDS

NORTH DANDALUP SOLUS

GREENFIELDS MANDURAH

6400000

6400000

SPRINGS BARRAGUP

NORTH BANNISTER

HALLS HEAD

FALCON

BRAMLEY GRACETOWN GRACETOWN

CUNDINUPCUNDINUP

BARRABUP

RAVENSWOOD

NORTH YUNDERUP

TREETON TREETON WANNANUP

HASTINGS

WHITTAKER

DUDLEY PARK COODANUP FURNISSDALE ERSKINE

COWARAMUP COWARAMUP OSMINGTON

FAIRBRIDGE

BAUDIN

SOUTH YUNDERUP

SOUTHAMPTON SOUTHAMPTON

BAUDIN

MOUNT WELLS

PINJARRA BANKSIADALE DAWESVILLE OAKLEY

WANDERING

POINT GREY

340000

360000

340000

380000

360000

400000

420000

440000

460000

380000

ROSA BROOK

Legend

OSMINGTON OSMINGTON

BRAMLEY BRAMLEY

320000 320000

ROSA GLEN

0

5

10

15

SCHROEDER

0

0

Road

360000 360000 2 km Buffer around green snail infested area

River

25 km Buffer around green snail infested area

Legend 5 5

5

10

15

20

25

Kilometres

25

Projection : - Transverse Mercator Datum : - Geocentric Datum of Australia 1994 Grid : - Map Grid of Australia 1994 Zone 50 Date: August 2016 380000 380000 CRIS Job No: 2016230

Green Snail Infested Area

ROSA BROOK ROSA BROOK

WITCHCLIFFE MARGARET MARGARET RIVER RIVER

NANNUP NANNUP

JALBARRAGUP

10

10

15

15

20

20

25

25

EAST NANNUP

Kilometres Kilometres

ROSA GLEN ROSA GLEN

JALBARRAGUP JALBARRAGUP WITCHCLIFFE WITCHCLIFFE

REDGATEREDGATE

20

Locality Boundary

ELLYPREVELLY

RABUP GNARABUP

0

Kilometres

340000 340000

NANNUP

BARRABUP BARRABUP

Hình 1b Khu vực nhiểm ốc xanh – 8/2016

RIVER BURNSIDEBURNSIDE

480000

Locality Boundary

Ranh giới địa phương Road Đường

Con sông

LocalityLocality Boundary Boundary

River

Green Snail Infested Area

Legendốc xanh KhuLegend bị nhiễm

SCHROEDER SCHROEDER

EAST NANNUP EAST NANNUP

km Buffer around greenquanh snail infested 2km 2vùng đệm xung khuarea vực bị ốc sên xanh Green Green Snail Infested Snail Infested Area Area

Đệm khoảng 25 km quanh khu vực bị ốc sên xanh 25 km Buffer around green snail infested area

Road Road

2 km Buffer 2 km around Buffer around green snail greeninfested snail infested area area

River River

25 km 25 Buffer km around Buffer around green snail greeninfested snail infested area area

Projection : - Transverse Mercator Datum : - Geocentric Datum of Australia 1994 Grid : - Map Grid of Australia 1994 Zone 50 Date: May 2012 CRIS Job No: 2012221 Projection Projection : - Transverse : - Transverse Mercator Mercator

Department of Agriculture and Food

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Permits Permit No.

Minor Use Permits can also be searched by specific crop or pest types at https://portal.apvma.gov.au/permits

Description

Virus

Status

Expiry date

Polyram (metiram)

Alternaria

CURRENT

30-Jun-20

PER14701 PER81196

Pyriproxyfen

Silverleaf whitefly

CURRENT

30-Jun-20

Bifenthrin

Specified whitefly and mite species

CURRENT

31-Mar-21

PER14245

Score Foliar Fungicide

Leaf spot

CURRENT

31-Aug-18

PER14184

Phosphorous (phosphonic) acid

Damping off and downy mildew

CURRENT

30-Jun-17

PER14043

Chlorothalonil

Various diseases

CURRENT

30-Nov-18

PER81260

Imidacloprid

Aphids & thrips

CURRENT

30-Sep-20

PER14891

Trifloxystrobin

Alternaria leaf spot

CURRENT

30-Sep-19

PER11949

Lambda-Cyhalothrin

Various insects

CURRENT

31-Mar-20

PER14456

Tebuconazole

Sclerotonia rot

CURRENT

30-Jun-19

Acramite Miticide (bifenazate)

Two-spotted mite

CURRENT

31-Mar-21

Apple varieties PER12864 Beans

Beetroot

Bitter melon PER82341

Brassica leafy vegetables PER12008

Propachlor

Annual grasses and broadleaf weeds

CURRENT

30-Nov-20

PER11990

Chlorothalonil

Downy mildew, alternaria spot & grey mould

CURRENT

30-Jun-17

PER14127

Pendimethalin

Weeds

CURRENT

31-Aug-18

PER14864

Pirimicarb

Aphids

CURRENT

30-Jun-19

PER14184

Phosphorous (phosphonic) acid

Damping off and downy mildew

CURRENT

30-Jun-17

PER10845

Barmac Zineb Fungicide

Cercospora leaf spot & downy mildew

CURRENT

31-May-20

PER13154

Dual Gold Herbicide

Various broadleaf and grass weeds

CURRENT

31-Mar-17

PER14907

Emamectin

Various pests

CURRENT

30-Nov-19

PER14584

Imidacloprid

Aphids, whitefly and thrips

CURRENT

31-Mar-19

PER11848

Clethodim

Grass weeds

CURRENT

31-Mar-21

PER14045

Mancozeb + Metalaxyl

Various fungal diseases

CURRENT

31-Mar-18

PER14958

Dimethomorph & Mancozeb (Acrobat Fungicide)

Downy mildew & other diseases

CURRENT

31-Oct-19

PER81196

Bifenthrin

Specified whitefly and mite species

CURRENT

31-Mar-21

PER14596

Chlorpyrifos

Vegetable beetle adults

CURRENT

30-Sep-19

PER14045

Mancozeb + Metalaxyl

Various fungal diseases

CURRENT

31-Mar-18

PER14164

Clethodim

Rye grass, winter grass

CURRENT

30-Jun-17

Broccoli

PER11951

Phosphorous acid

Downy mildew

CURRENT

31-Mar-20

PER14051

Iprodione

Rhizoctinia

CURRENT

31-Mar-18

Brussels sprouts PER14432

Pendimethalin

Weeds

CURRENT

30-Jun-19

PER11951

Phosphorous acid

Downy mildew

CURRENT

31-Mar-20

PER80910

Iprodione

Grey mould

CURRENT

31-Jul-20

PER14164

Clethodim

Rye grass, winter grass

CURRENT

30-Jun-17

PER14045

Mancozeb + Metalaxyl

Various fungal diseases

CURRENT

31-Mar-18

Phosphorous

Downy mildew

CURRENT

30-Sep-17

Frontier-P

Nut grass and other Cyperus spp.

CURRENT

31-Jul-18

Aphids

CURRENT

31-May-20

Bulb (Allium) vegetables PER13698 Bulb onions PER80060

Cape gooseberry PER12489

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Imidacloprid

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Permit No.

Description

Virus

Status

Expiry date

PER12712

Applaud Insecticide

Greenhouse whitefly, silverleaf whitefly and leafhoppers

CURRENT

31-Mar-17

PER81408 PER12565

PHOSPHOROUS ACID

Phytophthora soil fungus

CURRENT

30-Sep-20

Scala Fungicide

Botrytis rots

CURRENT

30-Sep-17

PER14722

Abamectin

Tomato red spider mite

CURRENT

30-Sep-20

PER14725

Paramite Selective Miticide

Tomato spider mites

CURRENT

30-Jun-18

PER13031

Maldison

Fruit fly

CURRENT

31-May-17

PER11564

Switch Fungicide

Botrytis & sclerotinia

CURRENT

30-Nov-17

PER14050

Flint 500 WG Fungicide

Powdery mildew

CURRENT

30-Jun-23

PER14184

Phosphorous (phosphonic) acid

Damping off and downy mildew

CURRENT

30-Jun-17

PER10918

Imidacloprid

Greenhouse whitefly and aphids

CURRENT

31-May-18

PER14816

Azoxystrobin

P owdery mildew, sclerotinia rot (white mould), black rot

CURRENT

30-Jun-19

PER12048

Prometryn

Weeds

CURRENT

30-Sep-20

PER11747

2,2-Dichloropropionic Acid

Promotion of bolting and grass weed control

CURRENT

30-Nov-19

PER14045

Mancozeb + Metalaxyl

Various fungal diseases

CURRENT

31-Mar-18

PER14535

Clethodim

Grass weed control

CURRENT

31-Mar-19

PER13305

Glyphosate (shielded sprayer)

Certain broadleaf and grass weeds

CURRENT

30-Jun-20

PER14164

Clethodim

Rye grass, winter grass

CURRENT

30-Jun-17

PER11951

Phosphorous acid

Downy mildew

CURRENT

31-Mar-20

PER13147

Lontrel

Capeweed and clover

CURRENT

30-Nov-19

Capsicum

Carrot

Cauliflower

PER14037

Alpha-Cypermethrin

Staphylinid beetle

CURRENT

31-Mar-23

PER14045

Mancozeb + Metalaxyl

Various fungal diseases

CURRENT

31-Mar-18

Applaud Insecticide

reenhouse whitefly, silverleaf whitefly and G leafhoppers

CURRENT

31-Mar-17

PER14043

Chlorothalonil

Various diseases

CURRENT

30-Nov-18

PER10875

Pirimor WG Aphicide (pirimicarb)

Aphids

CURRENT

30-Sep-20

PER13114

Prometryn

Grass weeds listed on label

CURRENT

31-Mar-17

PER13323

Score Foliar Fungicide (difenoconazole)

Cercospora leaf spot & septoria leaf blight

CURRENT

31-Oct-20

PER13367

Linuron

Grass and broadleaf weeds

CURRENT

30-Apr-21

PER14353

Rovral Aquaflo Fungicide (iprodione)

Sclerotinia rot

CURRENT

31-Mar-17

PER13673

Ridomil Gold MZ WG

Late blight, septoria leaf blight & downy mildew

CURRENT

30-Sep-21

PER14494

Trifloxystrobin

DM, cercospora & septoria

CURRENT

30-Jun-19

PER12489

Imidacloprid

Aphids

CURRENT

31-May-20

PER14436

Applaud Insecticide (buprofezin)

Greenhouse whitefly

CURRENT

30-Jun-19

PER14341

Chess Insecticide (pymetrozine)

Aphids

CURRENT

30-Jun-17

PER14843

Indoxacarb (Avatar Insecticide)

H eliothis, lightbrown apple moth, Lucerne leaf roller and vegetable weevil

CURRENT

30-Sep-19

PER13496

Linuron

Range of weeds

CURRENT

30-Apr-17 31-Mar-23

Choko PER12712 Celeriac

Celery

PER14049

Permethrin (Ambush )

Helicoverpa and looper

CURRENT

PER14812

Score Fungicide

Cercospora & septoria leaf spots

CURRENT

30-Sep-20

PER11686

Nufarm Regent 200SC Insecticide

W estern flower thrips (celery) & onion thrips (lettuce)

CURRENT

31-Mar-17

PER11127

Nufarm Filan Fungicide

Sclerotinia rot

CURRENT

30-Jun-18

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Permits (cont.)

Permit No.

Description

Virus

Status

Expiry date

PER14071

Pirmicarb

Aphids

CURRENT

30-Jun-19

Tebuconazole

Sclerotonia rot

CURRENT

30-Jun-19

Chicory PER14456 PER11848

Clethodim

Grass weeds

CURRENT

31-Mar-21

PER14045

Mancozeb + Metalaxyl

Various fungal diseases

CURRENT

31-Mar-18

PER80282

Alpha-cypermethrin

Red-legged earth mite, onion thrips

CURRENT

30-Nov-17 31-Mar-20

PER11951

Phosphorous acid

Downy mildew

CURRENT

PER14494

Trifloxystrobin

DM, cercospora & septoria

CURRENT

30-Jun-19

PER14841

Walabi Fungicide

Botrytis and alternaria

CURRENT

30-Sep-19

PER14457

Alpha-cypermethrin

Red-legged earth mite, onion thrips

CURRENT

30-Jun-19

PER14864

Pirimicarb

Aphids

CURRENT

30-Jun-19

PER81241

Phenmedipham (Bental)

Broadleaf weeds

CURRENT

31-May-20

PER14722

Abamectin

Tomato red spider mite

CURRENT

30-Sep-20

PER13397

Clethodim (Select Herbicide)

Fops annual ryegrass and winter grass

CURRENT

31-Mar-21

PER13254

Dimethoate

Queensland and Mediterranean fruit fly

CURRENT

5-Oct-17

PER12823

Trifluralin

Various broad leaf and grass weeds

CURRENT

30-Jun-21

PER14536

Abamectin

Two-spotted mite

CURRENT

30-Jun-17

Triadimenol

White rot (Sclerotium)

CURRENT

31-Oct-19

Triadimenol

White rot (Sclerotium)

CURRENT

31-Oct-19

PER14722

Abamectin

Tomato red spider mite

CURRENT

30-Sep-20

PER12447

Teldor 500 SC Fungicide

Botrytis rot

CURRENT

31-May-21

PER12489

Imidacloprid

Aphids

CURRENT

31-May-20

PER14043

Chlorothalonil

Various diseases

CURRENT

30-Nov-18

PER7909

Scala 400 SC Fungicide

Botrytis rot

CURRENT

30-Sep-17

PER81196

Bifenthrin

Specified whitefly and mite species

CURRENT

31-Mar-21

PER82341

Acramite Miticide (bifenazate)

Two-spotted mite

CURRENT

31-Mar-21

PER12391

Prodigy Insecticide

Lepidopteran pests

CURRENT

30-Sep-17

PER14077

Eco-Oil (Botanical Oil)

Silverleaf whitefly

CURRENT

30-Sep-23

PER14050

Flint 500 WG Fungicide

Powdery mildew

CURRENT

30-Jun-23

PER12712

Applaud Insecticide

G reenhouse whitefly, silverleaf whitefly and leafhoppers

CURRENT

31-Mar-17

PER13031

Maldison

Fruit fly

CURRENT

31-May-17

Chilli

Chinese onions PER14906 Chives PER14906 Cucumber

PER81702

DOMINEX DUO EC INSECTICIDE

Loopers

CURRENT

31-Mar-21

PER14046

Mancozeb

Grey mould

CURRENT

31-Mar-18

PER80891

Pyranica Miticide

Two-spotted mite & European red mite

CURRENT

30-Sep-20

PER14765

Hexythiazox (Calibre 100 EC miticide)

omato spider mite, two-spotted mite, broad mite, T Tomato russet mite

CURRENT

31-Mar-18

PER14725

Paramite Selective Miticide

Tomato spider mites

CURRENT

30-Jun-18

PER80138

Alpha-cypermethrin

Cucumber fruit fly

CURRENT

31-Mar-20

PER14840

Bupirimate

Powdery mildew

CURRENT

30-Sep-19

PER80101

Sumitomo Samurai Systematic Insecticide

Cucumber fruit fly

CURRENT

30-Sep-18

PER13304

Paramite

Two-spotted mite, red spider mite

CURRENT

30-Jun-18

PER12823

Trifluralin

Various broad leaf and grass weeds

CURRENT

30-Jun-21

PER12712

Applaud Insecticide

G reenhouse whitefly, silverleaf whitefly and leafhoppers

CURRENT

31-Mar-17

Cucurbits

Eggplant

112

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Permit No.

Description

Virus

Status

Expiry date

PER13397

Clethodim (Select Herbicide)

PER80910

Iprodione

Fops annual ryegrass and winter grass

CURRENT

31-Mar-21

Grey mould

CURRENT

PER14722

Abamectin

31-Jul-20

Tomato red spider mite

CURRENT

30-Sep-20

PER81196

Bifenthrin

Specified whitefly and mite species

CURRENT

31-Mar-21

PER82341

Acramite Miticide (bifenazate)

Two-spotted mite

CURRENT

31-Mar-21

PER12391

Prodigy Insecticide

Lepidopteran pests

CURRENT

30-Sep-17 31-Mar-18

PER14036

Bupirimate

Powdery mildew

CURRENT

PER12506

Dimethoate

Queensland fruit fly & Mediterranean fruit fly

CURRENT

31-Oct-18

PER13351

Pirimicarb

Aphids

CURRENT

31-Mar-19

PER14186

Success Neo (spinetoram)

Melon thrips

CURRENT

30-Sep-18

PER14484

Fluazifop

Grass weeds

CURRENT

31-Mar-18

PER11451

Chlorothalonil

Various fungal diseases

CURRENT

30-Jun-18

PER14047

Methidathion

Rutherglen bug

CURRENT

30-Jun-18

PER14839

Zineb

Anthracnose (Colletotrichum spp.)

CURRENT

30-Sep-19

PER80717

Trichlorfon

Fruit fly

CURRENT

31-Oct-20

PER14456

Tebuconazole

Sclerotonia rot

CURRENT

30-Jun-19

PER14045

Mancozeb + Metalaxyl

Various fungal diseases

CURRENT

31-Mar-18

PER11951

Phosphorous acid

Downy mildew

CURRENT

31-Mar-20

PER81241

Phenmedipham (Bental)

Broadleaf weeds

CURRENT

31-May-20

PER11848

Clethodim

Grass weeds

CURRENT

31-Mar-21

PER14494

Trifloxystrobin

DM, cercospora & septoria

CURRENT

30-Jun-19

PER14841

Walabi Fungicide

Botrytis and alternaria

CURRENT

30-Sep-19

PER13036

Bravo 720 SC

Downy mildew, purple blotch

CURRENT

31-Jul-21

PER13698

Phosphorous

Downy mildew

CURRENT

30-Sep-17

Mediterranean fruit fly & Queensland fruit fly

CURRENT

30-Sep-18

Endive

Fennel

Fruiting vegetables excluding cucurbits PER80100

Sumitomo Samurai Systematic Insecticide

Fruiting vegetables PER14765

Hexythiazox (Calibre 100 EC miticide)

omato spider mite, two-spotted mite, broad mite, T tomato russet mite

CURRENT

31-Mar-18

PER80101

Sumitomo Samurai Systematic Insecticide

Cucumber fruit fly

CURRENT

30-Sep-18

Chlorothalonil

Various fungal diseases

CURRENT

30-Jun-18

Fluazifop

Grass weeds

CURRENT

31-Mar-18

Metolachlor

Various broadleaf and grass weeds

CURRENT

30-Jun-17

Eco-Oil (Botanical Oil)

Silverleaf whitefly

CURRENT

30-Sep-23

PER14336

Prodigy

luster caterpillar, looper and light brown apple C moth

CURRENT

30-Sep-17

PER14696

Abamectin

Two-spotted mite

CURRENT

31-Mar-19

PER10918

Imidacloprid

Greenhouse whitefly and aphids

CURRENT

31-May-18

PER14958

Dimethomorph & Mancozeb (Acrobat Fungicide)

Downy mildew & other diseases

CURRENT

31-Oct-19

PER12712

Applaud Insecticide

reenhouse whitefly, silverleaf whitefly and G leafhoppers

CURRENT

31-Mar-17

PER12391

Prodigy Insecticide

Lepidopteran pests

CURRENT

30-Sep-17

PER12351

Confidor Guard Soil

Silverleaf whitefly

CURRENT

30-Jun-20

Garden peas PER11451 Garlic PER14484 Green beans PER13626

Greenhouse & hydroponic capsicum PER14077 Head Lettuce

Leafy lettuce

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Permits (cont.)

Permit No.

Description

Virus

Status

Expiry date

PER14958

Dimethomorph & Mancozeb (Acrobat Fungicide)

Downy mildew & other diseases

CURRENT

31-Oct-19

PER14837

Mandipropamid (Revus Fungicide)

Downy mildew

CURRENT

31-Mar-18

PER14906

Triadimenol

White rot (Sclerotium)

CURRENT

31-Oct-19

PER14457

Alpha-cypermethrin

Red-legged earth mite, onion thrips

CURRENT

30-Jun-19

PER13367

Linuron

Grass and broadleaf weeds

CURRENT

30-Apr-21

PER14473

Dimethomorph & Mancozeb

Downy mildew, purple blotch & botrytis rots

CURRENT

30-Jun-18

PER13653

Maldison

Onion thrips

CURRENT

31-Oct-18

PER14742

Methabenzthiazuron (Tribunil Herbicide)

Various broadleaf and grass weeds

CURRENT

30-Jun-21

PER80282

Alpha-cypermethrin

Red-legged earth mite, onion thrips

CURRENT

30-Nov-17

PER13257

Select Herbicide (clethodim)

G rass weeds as per label including winter grass (Poa annua)

CURRENT

31-Mar-17

PER14484

Fluazifop

Grass weeds

CURRENT

31-Mar-18

PER81196

Bifenthrin

Specified whitefly and mite species

CURRENT

31-Mar-21

PER12008

Propachlor

Annual grasses and broadleaf weeds

CURRENT

30-Nov-20

PER11686

Nufarm Regent 200SC Insecticide

W estern flower thrips (celery) & onion thrips (lettuce)

CURRENT

31-Mar-17

PER14077

Eco-Oil (Botanical Oil)

Silverleaf whitefly

CURRENT

30-Sep-23

PER14210

Acramite Miticide

Two-spotted (red spider) mite

CURRENT

30-Sep-18

PER13301

Alpha-cypermethrin

Red-legged earth mite & vegetable weevil

CURRENT

31-May-20

PER14430

Azoxystrobin (Amistar 250 SC)

Bottom rot

CURRENT

30-Jun-17

PER14351

DC-Tron Plus

Various bugs

CURRENT

31-Mar-17

PER14318

Metalaxyl-M

Damping off

CURRENT

30-Sep-18

PER14431

Rizolex Liquid

Bottom rot

CURRENT

30-Jun-17

PER81136

SWITCH FUNGICIDE

Anthracnose

CURRENT

30-Sep-18

PER12447

Teldor 500 SC Fungicide

Botrytis rot

CURRENT

31-May-21

PER81241

Phenmedipham (Bental)

Broadleaf weeds

CURRENT

31-May-20

PER12846

Abamectin

Two-spotted mite

CURRENT

30-Sep-17

PER13698

Phosphorous

Downy mildew

CURRENT

30-Sep-17

PER12565

Scala Fungicide

Botrytis rots

CURRENT

30-Sep-17

Leafy vegetables

Leek

Lettuce

Lettuce seedlings PER13332

BALAN (benfluralin)

Grass and broadleaf weed control

CURRENT

31-Mar-22

PER14964

Chlorothalonil

Antracnose (shot hole)

CURRENT

30-Nov-19

Applaud Insecticide

G reenhouse whitefly, silverleaf whitefly and leafhoppers

CURRENT

31-Mar-17

PER14649

Acramite (bifenazate)

Two-spotted mite

CURRENT

30-Jun-17

PER14650

Paramite (etoxazole)

Two-spotted mite

CURRENT

31-May-18

PER13170

Dimethoate

Various fruit fly species

CURRENT

5-Oct-17

Confidor Guard Soil

Silverleaf whitefly

CURRENT

30-Jun-20

PER14602

Boscalid, Iprodione & Chlorothalonil

Botrytis neck-rot

CURRENT

30-Sep-18

PER14773

Basagran (bentazone-sodium)

Broadleaf weeds

CURRENT

30-Jun-18

PER80282

Alpha-cypermethrin

Red-legged earth mite, onion thrips

CURRENT

30-Nov-17

PER14722

Abamectin

Tomato red spider mite

CURRENT

30-Sep-20

PER12823

Trifluralin

Various broad leaf and grass weeds

CURRENT

30-Jun-21

Marrow PER12712 Melons

Okra PER12351 Onions

Paprika

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Permits (cont.)

Permit No.

Description

Virus

Status

Expiry date

PER13397

Clethodim (Select Herbicide)

PER14536

Abamectin

Fops annual ryegrass and winter grass

CURRENT

31-Mar-21

Two-spotted mite

CURRENT

30-Jun-17 31-Mar-18

Parsnip PER14045

Mancozeb + Metalaxyl

Various fungal diseases

CURRENT

PER14184

Phosphorous (phosphonic) acid

Damping off and downy mildew

CURRENT

30-Jun-17

PER11348

Clethodim

Grass weeds

CURRENT

31-Mar-22

PER14858

Pendimethalin

Grasses and broadleaf weeds

CURRENT

31-Mar-20

PER12048

Prometryn

Weeds

CURRENT

30-Sep-20

PER14484

Fluazifop

Grass weeds

CURRENT

31-Mar-18

PER12357

Linuron

Grass and broadleaf weeds

CURRENT

30-Sep-20

PER14695

Ridomil Gold 25G (metalaxyl-M)

Pythium Spp. and Phytophthora Spp.

CURRENT

30-Jun-19

PER13696

Trifluralin

Wintergrass

CURRENT

31-Mar-18

PER11935

Triadimenol

Powdery mildew

CURRENT

30-Jun-17

PER14043

Chlorothalonil

Various diseases

CURRENT

30-Nov-18

PER81196

Bifenthrin

Specified whitefly and mite species

CURRENT

31-Mar-21

PER14035

Diflufenican

Broadleaf weeds

CURRENT

31-Mar-23

PER13397

Clethodim (Select Herbicide)

Fops annual ryegrass and winter grass

CURRENT

31-Mar-21

PER12712

Applaud Insecticide

G reenhouse whitefly, silverleaf whitefly and leafhoppers

CURRENT

31-Mar-17

PER81196

Bifenthrin

Specified whitefly and mite species

CURRENT

31-Mar-21

PER82341

Acramite Miticide (bifenazate)

Two-spotted mite

CURRENT

31-Mar-21

PER12391

Prodigy Insecticide

Lepidopteran pests

CURRENT

30-Sep-17

PER14840

Bupirimate

Powdery mildew

CURRENT

30-Sep-19

PER11440

Sumiclex 500 (procymidone)

Sclerotinia rot

CURRENT

31-Jan-20

PER14353

Rovral Aquaflo Fungicide (iprodione)

Sclerotinia rot

CURRENT

31-Mar-17

PER14047

Methidathion

Rutherglen bug

CURRENT

30-Jun-18

PER11127

Nufarm Filan Fungicide

Sclerotinia rot

CURRENT

30-Jun-18

PER12378

Acephate

Western flower thrips

CURRENT

31-Oct-20

PER12489

Imidacloprid

Aphids

CURRENT

31-May-20

PER82359

Pirimor (pirimicarb)

Aphids

CURRENT

31-Mar-21

PER12447

Teldor 500 SC Fungicide

Botrytis rot

CURRENT

31-May-21

Calypso Insecticide

Mediterranean fruit fly

CURRENT

30-Nov-18

Peas

Peppers

Pome fruit PER14562 Potato PER14722

Abamectin

Tomato red spider mite

CURRENT

30-Sep-20

PER80344

Chlorpyrifos

B lack beetle, wingless grasshopper, red-legged earth mite

CURRENT

30-Sep-20

PER10822

Sodium hypochlorite

Various insect and fungal pests

CURRENT

30-Nov-19

PER12612

Alpha-cypermethrin

Garden weevil

CURRENT

30-Apr-21

PER14765

Hexythiazox (Calibre 100 EC miticide)

T omato spider mite, two-spotted mite, broad mite, Tomato russet mite

CURRENT

31-Mar-18

CURRENT

30-Jun-19

CURRENT

30-Jun-19

CURRENT

30-Jun-19

CURRENT

30-Jun-19

Protected cropping — cucumber PER14694

VectoBac WG Biological Larvicide

Protected cropping — capsicum PER14694

VectoBac WG Biological Larvicide

Protected cropping — eggplant PER14694

VectoBac WG Biological Larvicide

Protected cropping — lettuce PER14694

VectoBac WG Biological Larvicide

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Permits (cont.)

Permit No.

Description

Virus

Status

Expiry date

Protected cropping — tomatoes PER13721

Switch

Grey mould (Botrytis)

CURRENT

31-May-21

PER13716

Abrade Abrasive Barrier Insecticide

Various insect pests

CURRENT

31-Jan-20

PER13717

Amistar Top (azoxystrobin + difenoconazole)

Powdery mildew

CURRENT

31-May-21

PER13723

Avatar

H eliothis (corn earworm), looper, cluster caterpillar, leafhoppers, green mirid

CURRENT

31-May-18

PER13725

Chess

G reenhouse whitefly, silverleaf whitefly, green peach aphid

CURRENT

31-May-18

PER13724

Previcur

Root rot

CURRENT

31-May-21

PER13720

Pristine

Powdery mildew

CURRENT

31-May-21

PER80216

Torque Insecticide (fenbutatin oxide)

Two-spotted mite

CURRENT

31-Mar-18

PER13726

Trifloxystrobin

Powdery mildew

CURRENT

31-May-21

PER80210

Pyrimethanil

Botrytis

CURRENT

30-Jun-20

Chlorpyrifos

African black beetle

CURRENT

31-Mar-21

PER14045

Mancozeb + Metalaxyl

Various fungal diseases

CURRENT

31-Mar-18

PER11951

Phosphorous acid

Downy mildew

CURRENT

31-Mar-20

PER11848

Clethodim

Grass weeds

CURRENT

31-Mar-21

PER14841

Walabi Fungicide

Botrytis and alternaria

CURRENT

30-Sep-19

PER81241

Phenmedipham (Bental)

Broadleaf weeds

CURRENT

31-May-20

PER14864

Pirimicarb

Aphids

CURRENT

30-Jun-19

PER14456

Tebuconazole

Sclerotonia rot

CURRENT

30-Jun-19

PER11949

Lambda-Cyhalothrin

Various insects

CURRENT

31-Mar-20

PER11451

Chlorothalonil

Various fungal diseases

CURRENT

30-Jun-18

PER14126

Methomyl

Various

CURRENT

30-Sep-17

PER11441

Propachlor

Grass and broadleaf weeds

CURRENT

31-Dec-19

PER14048

Pendimethalin

Various broadleaf and grass weeds

CURRENT

31-Mar-23

PER11935

Triadimenol

Powdery mildew

CURRENT

30-Jun-17

PER13444

Propiconazole

Cercospora

CURRENT

31-Mar-17

PER13441

Ambush Emulsifiable Concentrate Insecticide

reen peach aphid, green looper, light brown apple G moth and budworms

CURRENT

31-Mar-17

PER13300

Abamectin

Broad mite

CURRENT

31-Dec-16

PER14744

Clethodim

Grass weeds listed on label

CURRENT

30-Jun-19

PER14212

Imidacloprid

Aphids

CURRENT

30-Jun-18

PER14493

Phos acid

Downy mildew

CURRENT

31-Jan-19

PER12384

S-metolachlor (Dual Gold Herbicide)

Various weeds

CURRENT

31-Aug-20

PER14045

Mancozeb + Metalaxyl

Various fungal diseases

CURRENT

31-Mar-18

PER12008

Propachlor

Annual grasses and broadleaf weeds

CURRENT

30-Nov-20

PER14127

Pendimethalin

Weeds

CURRENT

31-Aug-18

PER14864

Pirimicarb

Aphids

CURRENT

30-Jun-19

PER14906

Triadimenol

White rot (Sclerotium)

CURRENT

31-Oct-19

PER14473

Dimethomorph & Mancozeb

Downy mildew, purple blotch & botrytis rots

CURRENT

30-Jun-18

PER13653

Maldison

Onion thrips

CURRENT

31-Oct-18

PER14742

Methabenzthiazuron (Tribunil Herbicide)

Various broadleaf and grass weeds

CURRENT

30-Jun-21

PER13626

Metolachlor

Various broadleaf and grass weeds

CURRENT

30-Jun-17

PER12008

Propachlor

Annual grasses and braodleaf weeds

CURRENT

30-Nov-20

Pumpkin PER11768 Radicchio

Radish

Rhubarb

Rocket

Shallots

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Permit No.

Description

Virus

Status

Expiry date

PER14842

Copper Oxychloride, Cuprous Oxide or Cupric Hydroxide

Downy mildew

CURRENT

30-Sep-19

PER14073 PER14890

Diazinon

Thrips (excluding WFT) and onion seedling maggot

CURRENT

30-Jun-18

Methomyl (Lannate-L)

Western flower thrips

CURRENT

31-Oct-19

PER13205

Secure 360 SC (chlorfenapyr)

Western flower thrips

CURRENT

30-Jun-17

PER13257

Select Herbicide (clethodim)

G rass weeds as per label including winter grass (Poa annua)

CURRENT

31-Mar-17

PER14048

Pendimethalin

Various broadleaf and grass weeds

CURRENT

31-Mar-23

PER14142

Ioxynil

Broad leaf and grass weeds

CURRENT

31-Mar-19

PER14536

Abamectin

Two-spotted mite

CURRENT

30-Jun-17

PER14457

Alpha-cypermethrin

Red-legged earth mite, onion thrips

CURRENT

30-Jun-19

PER14484

Fluazifop

Grass weeds

CURRENT

31-Mar-18

PER14471

Lambda-cyhalothrin

Various pests

CURRENT

31-Mar-19

PER11951

Phosphorous acid

Downy mildew

CURRENT

31-Mar-20

PER14703

Tramat 500 SC Selective Herbicide (ethofumesate)

Various weeds

CURRENT

31-Jul-19

PER14034

Chlorothalonil

Various fungal diseases

CURRENT

31-Oct-19

PER13626

Metolachlor

Various broadleaf and grass weeds.

CURRENT

30-Jun-17

PER12008

Propachlor

Annual grasses and broadleaf weeds

CURRENT

30-Nov-20

PER14456

Tebuconazole

Sclerotonia rot

CURRENT

30-Jun-19

PER10918

Imidacloprid

Greenhouse whitefly and aphids

CURRENT

31-May-18

PER13673

Ridomil Gold MZ WG

Late blight, septoria leaf blight & downy mildew

CURRENT

30-Sep-21

PER13673

Ridomil Gold MZ WG

Late blight, septoria leaf blight & downy mildew

CURRENT

30-Sep-21

PER14841

Walabi Fungicide

Botrytis and alternaria

CURRENT

30-Sep-19

PER13397

Clethodim (Select Herbicide)

Fops annual ryegrass and winter grass

CURRENT

31-Mar-21

PER11991

Legend Fungicide (quinoxyfen)

Powdery mildew

CURRENT

31-Mar-21

PER14722

Abamectin

Tomato red spider mite

CURRENT

30-Sep-20

PER14725

Paramite Selective Miticide

Tomato spider mites

CURRENT

30-Jun-18

PER14765

Hexythiazox (Calibre 100 EC miticide)

T omato spider mite, two-spotted mite, broad mite, tomato russet mite

CURRENT

31-Mar-18

PER12846

Abamectin

Two-spotted mite

CURRENT

30-Sep-17

PER13899

Etoxazole

Two-spotted mite

CURRENT

31-Mar-20

PER14470

Mancozeb & Dimethomorph

Downy mildew

CURRENT

30-Apr-17

PER11964

Chlorothalonil (Bravo)

Downy mildew & chocolate spot

CURRENT

31-Mar-18

PER11764

Spiroxamine

Powdery mildew

CURRENT

30-Jun-18

PER80558

Bifenazate

Various mites

CURRENT

31-Aug-20

PER10976

Bentazone

Broadleaf weeds

CURRENT

31-Mar-20

PER10988

Bladex 900 WG (cyanazine)

Broadleaf weeds

CURRENT

31-Mar-20

PER10938

Imidacloprid

Greenhouse whitefly

CURRENT

31-Jul-18

PER14033

Lambda-cyhalothrin

asture webworm, cutworm, Rutherglen bug and P thrips

CURRENT

31-May-18

PER14505

Pyrimethanil

Grey mould (botrytis)

CURRENT

30-Jun-19

Fruit fly

CURRENT

31-Jan-21

Prometryn

Grass and broadleaf weeds

CURRENT

31-Mar-19

PER11951

Phosphorous acid

Downy mildew

CURRENT

31-Mar-20

PER14034

Chlorothalonil

Various fungal diseases

CURRENT

31-Oct-19

PER13626

Metolachlor

Various broadleaf and grass weeds

CURRENT

30-Jun-17

Silverbeet

Snow peas

Specified fruit crops PER12450

Trichlorfon

Specified root & tuber vegetables PER14385 Spinach

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Permits (cont.)

Permit No.

Description

Virus

Status

Expiry date

PER12008

Propachlor

PER12008

Propachlor

Annual grasses and broadleaf weeds

CURRENT

30-Nov-20

Annual grasses and broadleaf weeds

CURRENT

PER14456

30-Nov-20

Tebuconazole

Sclerotonia rot

CURRENT

30-Jun-19

PER10918

Imidacloprid

Greenhouse whitefly and aphids

CURRENT

31-May-18

PER14494

Trifloxystrobin

DM, cercospora & septoria

CURRENT

30-Jun-19

PER14494

Trifloxystrobin

DM, cercospora & septoria

CURRENT

30-Jun-19

PER14841

Walabi Fungicide

Botrytis and alternaria

CURRENT

30-Sep-19

PER81241

Phenmedipham (Bental)

Broadleaf weeds

CURRENT

31-May-20

PER13397

Clethodim (Select Herbicide)

Fops annual ryegrass and winter grass

CURRENT

31-Mar-21

PER14703

Tramat 500 SC Selective Herbicide (ethofumesate)

Various weeds

CURRENT

31-Jul-19

PER14071

Pirmicarb

Aphids

CURRENT

30-Jun-19

PER14457

Alpha-cypermethrin

Red-legged earth mite, onion thrips

CURRENT

30-Jun-19 31-Mar-18

Spring onions

PER14484

Fluazifop

Grass weeds

CURRENT

PER14906

Triadimenol

White rot (sclerotium)

CURRENT

31-Oct-19

PER14473

Dimethomorph & Mancozeb

Downy mildew, purple blotch & botrytis rots

CURRENT

30-Jun-18

PER13653

Maldison

Onion thrips

CURRENT

31-Oct-18

PER14742

Methabenzthiazuron (Tribunil Herbicide)

Various broadleaf and grass weeds

CURRENT

30-Jun-21

PER80282

Alpha-cypermethrin

Red-legged earth mite, onion thrips

CURRENT

30-Nov-17

PER14471

Lambda-cyhalothrin

Various pests

CURRENT

31-Mar-19

PER14034

Chlorothalonil

Various fungal diseases

CURRENT

31-Oct-19

PER13626

Metolachlor

Various broadleaf and grass weeds

CURRENT

30-Jun-17

PER12008

Propachlor

Annual grasses and broadleaf weeds

CURRENT

30-Nov-20

PER14842

Copper Oxychloride, Cuprous Oxide or Cupric Hydroxide

Downy mMildew

CURRENT

30-Sep-19

PER14073

Diazinon

Thrips (excluding WFT) and onion seedling maggot

CURRENT

30-Jun-18

PER14890

Methomyl (Lannate-L)

Western flower thrips

CURRENT

31-Oct-19

PER13205

Secure 360 SC (chlorfenapyr)

Western flower thrips

CURRENT

30-Jun-17

PER13257

Select Herbicide (clethodim)

G rass weeds as per label including winter grass (Poa annua)

CURRENT

31-Mar-17

PER14048

Pendimethalin

Various broadleaf and grass weeds

CURRENT

31-Mar-23

PER14142

Ioxynil

Broad leaf and grass weeds

CURRENT

31-Mar-19

PER14536

Abamectin

Two-spotted mite

CURRENT

30-Jun-17

Applaud Insecticide

G reenhouse whitefly, silverleaf whitefly and leafhoppers

CURRENT

31-Mar-17

PER14722

Abamectin

Tomato red spider mite

CURRENT

30-Sep-20

PER14725

Paramite Selective Miticide

Tomato spider mites

CURRENT

30-Jun-18

PER14765

Hexythiazox (Calibre 100 EC miticide)

T omato spider mite, two-spotted mite, broad mite, tomato russet mite

CURRENT

31-Mar-18

PER12846

Abamectin

Two-spotted mite

CURRENT

30-Sep-17

PER13899

Etoxazole

Two-spotted mite

CURRENT

31-Mar-20

PER11964

Chlorothalonil (Bravo)

Downy mildew & chocolate spot

CURRENT

31-Mar-18

PER11764

Spiroxamine

Powdery mildew

CURRENT

30-Jun-18

PER80558

Bifenazate

Various mites

CURRENT

31-Aug-20

PER10976

Bentazone

Broadleaf weeds

CURRENT

31-Mar-20

PER10988

Bladex 900 WG (cyanazine)

Broadleaf weeds

CURRENT

31-Mar-20

PER10938

Imidacloprid

Greenhouse whitefly

CURRENT

31-Jul-18

Squash (all types) PER12712 Sugar snap peas

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Permit No.

Description

Virus

Status

Expiry date

PER14033

Lambda-cyhalothrin

P asture webworm, cutworm, Rutherglen bug and thrips

CURRENT

31-May-18

PER14505

Pyrimethanil

Grey mould (botrytis)

CURRENT

30-Jun-19

PER14126

Methomyl

Various

CURRENT

30-Sep-17

PER11441

Propachlor

Grass and broadleaf weeds

CURRENT

31-Dec-19

PER11935

Triadimenol

Powdery mildew

CURRENT

30-Jun-17

PER14337

Trifluralin

Weeds

CURRENT

30-Jun-20

PER14722

Abamectin

Tomato red spider mite

CURRENT

30-Sep-20

PER14071

Pirmicarb

Aphids

CURRENT

30-Jun-19

PER14474

Methoxyfenozide

Lepidopteran pests

CURRENT

30-Jul-17

PER13116

Propiconazole

Northern corn leaf blight

CURRENT

31-Mar-21

PER14536

Abamectin

Two-spotted mite

CURRENT

30-Jun-17

PER82572

NIMITZ 480 EC NEMATICIDE

Root knot nematode

CURRENT

31-Jan-20

PER14484

Fluazifop

Grass weeds

CURRENT

31-Mar-18

PER13151

Mouseoff and Rattoff Zinc Phosphide Baits

House mouse and introduced rats

CURRENT

31-Dec-16

PER13153

Regent 200 SC

White fringed weevil & wireworm

CURRENT

31-Dec-16

PER14864

Pirimicarb

Aphids

CURRENT

30-Jun-19

PER13902

Phorate

A phids, thrips, jassids and organophosphate susceptible two-spotted mite and wireworm

CURRENT

31-Mar-18

PER14722

Abamectin

Tomato red spider mite

CURRENT

30-Sep-20

PER14725

Paramite Selective Miticide

Tomato spider mites

CURRENT

30-Jun-18 31-Mar-21

Swede

Sweet corn

Sweet potato

Tomatoes

PER82341

Acramite Miticide (bifenazate)

Two-spotted mite

CURRENT

PER12378

Acephate

Western flower thrips

CURRENT

31-Oct-20

PER82509

APPLAUD INSECTICIDE

Greenhouse whitefly

CURRENT

31-Mar-17

PER81713

MAINMAN 500WG INSECTICIDE

Silverleaf whitefly

CURRENT

31-Mar-21

PER13675

Maldison

Q ueensland, Mediterranean and lesser Queensland fruit fly and cucumber fly

CURRENT

31-May-18

PER11935

Triadimenol

Powdery mildew

CURRENT

30-Jun-17

PER14126

Methomyl

Various

CURRENT

30-Sep-17

PER11441

Propachlor

Grass and broadleaf weeds

CURRENT

31-Dec-19

PER14337

Trifluralin

Weeds

CURRENT

30-Jun-20

Ioxynil

Broad leaf and grass weeds

CURRENT

31-Mar-19

PER14722

Abamectin

Tomato red spider mite

CURRENT

30-Sep-20

PER82341

Acramite Miticide (bifenazate)

Two-spotted mite

CURRENT

31-Mar-21

PER12712

Applaud Insecticide

G reenhouse whitefly, silverleaf whitefly and leafhoppers

CURRENT

31-Mar-17

Turnip

Welsh onions PER14142 Zucchini

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Hort connections (p53)

www.hortconnections.com.au

Bentonite WA (p51)

www.bentonitewa.com.au

Centrewest Insurance Brokers (p81)

www.centrewest.com.au

Clause Pacific (p29)

kevin.swan@hmclause.com

C-Wise (p7)

www.cwise.com.au

Address

Contact name

Contact number

Shaun Lindhe

(03) 9882 0277

Gavin Statham

(08) 9439 7900

Kevin Swan

0400 622 314

David Howey

(08) 9581 9582

0418 140 929 PO Box 636, Balcatta, WA 6914 Nambeelup Road, Nambeelup, WA 6207

Department of Agriculture & Food WA www.agric.wa.gov.au/horticulture/statehorticulture-update (DAFWA) (p41)

3 Baron-Hay Court, South Perth, WA 6153

Dobmac Ag Machinery (pOBC)

www.dobmac.com.au

36-38 Industrial Drive, Ulverstone, TAS 7315

Mark Dobson

drumMUSTER (p53)

www.drummuster.org.au

edp australia pty ltd (p59)

www.edp.com.au

31-37 OBrien Street, Mooroopna, VIC 3269

Mick Schirmer

Growise (pIFC)

www.growise.com.au

Horticulture Innovation Australia (p27) www.horticulture.com.au

(08) 9368 3333 (03) 6425 5533 1800 008 707 0437 252 122 0411 086 292

Level 8, 1 Chifley Square, Sydney, NSW 2000

(02) 8295 2300

www.neutrog.com.au

288 Mine Road, Kanmantoo, SA 5252

(08) 8538 3500

Organic 2000 (p46)

www.organic2000.com.au

59 Safari Place, Carabooda, WA 6033

Seasol Australia (pIBC)

www.seasol.com.au

South Pacific Seeds (p85)

www.southpacificseeds.com.au/start.htm

PO Box 934, Griffith, NSW 2680

(02) 6962 7333

WA Crates (p5)

service@wacrates.com.au

Crate Yard, Market City

(08) 9456 4092

Madec (p50)

www.harvesttrail.gov.au

Neutrog Australia Pty Ltd (p39)

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